any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
vulture
Noun
someone who attacks in search of booty
varan
Noun
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia
velociraptor
Noun
small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops
viperine grass snake
Noun
a small harmless grass snake
viper
Noun
a venomous snake from the family Viperidae
viper
Noun
a person who is considered dangerous
vine snake
Noun
a slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to Bolivia
vinegarroon
Noun
a large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed
varied Lorikeet
Noun
a lorikeet with a colorful coat
vane
Noun
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
vane
Noun
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
vane
Noun
a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
vane
Noun
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure
valve
Noun
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
valve
Noun
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
valve
Noun
a control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
valve
Noun
a device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
valve
Noun
a structure in a hollow organ, like the heart, with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
villus
Noun
a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
vibrissa
Noun
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
vinegar eel
Noun
minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
vinegar worm
Noun
a minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
ventriculus
Noun
a thick-walled, muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
velvet worm
Noun
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
vaquita
Noun
a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California
vizsla
Noun
a Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat
vixen
Noun
a female fox
vixen
Noun
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
vespertilian bat
Noun
a variety of carnivorous bat
vespertilionid
Noun
a variety of carnivorous bat
viverrine
Noun
small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
vampire bat
Noun
any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
vedalia
Noun
a ladybug native to Australia and introduced elsewhere to control pests
vespid
Noun
mostly social nest-building wasps
vespid wasp
Noun
mostly social nest-building wasps
vinegar fly
Noun
flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves
velvet ant
Noun
a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae
viceroy
Noun
showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
viceroy
Noun
governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
vetchworm
Noun
the larva of a noctuid moth
varying hare
Noun
a large large-footed North American hare
vole
Noun
any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae, especially of genus Microtus, having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
viscacha
Noun
gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
vicuna
Noun
a small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller
vicuna
Noun
a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
vicuna
Noun
the wool of the vicuna
ventral fin
Noun
either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement