Unit 9 Flashcards by Sarah Banim

Flora

/ˈflɔːrə/

کلیه گیاهان یک سرزمین

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Fauna

ˈfɔːnə

کلیه جانوران یک سرزمین

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Vegetation

ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən

plants in general

زندگی گیاهی

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Branch

brɑːntʃ

a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (=main stem) and that has leaves, fruit, or smaller branches growing from it

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Twig

twɪɡ

Branch/ stick

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Root

ruːt

the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil.

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Coat

پوشش بدنی یک حیوان

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Predator

ˈpredətə

an animal that kills and eats other animals

شکارچی

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Beak

biːk

the hard pointed mouth of a bird

منقار / پوزه

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Trunk

trʌŋk

the thick central woody stem of a tree
the main part of your body
تنه

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Fur

fɜː

the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits.

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Hide ( about animals)

haɪd

an animal’s skin, especially when it has been removed to be used for leather.
پوست خام گاو و گوسفند و غیره

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Scales (fish)

one of the small flat pieces of skin that cover the bodies of fish, snakes etc

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Feather

ˈfeðə

one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body

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Paw

pɔː

an animal’s foot that has nails or claws:

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Thorn

θɔːn

a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose
خار

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Petal

ˈpetl

گلبرگ

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Horn

hɔːn

the hard pointed thing that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of animals such as cows and goats

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Nature

ˈneɪtʃə

environment

طبیعت

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Natural (adj)

ˈnætʃərəl

normal, common

طبیعی

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Barrow

ˈbærəʊ

a large pile of earth like a small hill that was put over a grave in ancient times.
تپه

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Den

the home of some animals,cave

غار ، لانه

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Cultivate

ˈkʌltəveɪt

to prepare and use land for growing crops and plants.

کشت کردن، زراعت

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Crop

krɒp

produce, fruits,

محصول

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Shrub | ʃrʌb

بوته،. درختچه

Bush | bʊʃ

Shrub, plant | بوته

Tropical | ˈtrɒpɪkəl

hot, steamy | گرمسیر

Arid | ˈærəd

dry

Endemic | enˈdemɪk

Native, local | بومی

Agriculture | ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə

farming

Virtually | ˈvɜːtʃuəli

practically, almost, as good as | واقعا

Toad | təʊd

وزغ

Pesticide | ˈpestəsaɪd

a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops

Paddock | ˈpædək

Field

Eradicate | ɪˈrædəkeɪt

Kill off | از ریشه کندن

Catastrophic | kætəs'trɔfık

فاجعه آمیز

Vulnerable | ˈvʌlnərəbəl

sensitive, at risk

Repercussion | ˌriːpəˈkʌʃən

Negative effects

Become resistant

To stop being affected by something

Endangered | en'deındʒəd

At risk of dying out

Extinct | ɪkˈstɪŋkt

No longer existing | منقرض

Disastrous | dɪˈzɑːstrəs

Extremely bad or unsuccessful

Ecological balance

The relationship between plants, animals, air, land and water

Hedgehog | ˈhedʒhɒɡ

جوجه تیغی

Spiny | ˈspaɪni

a spiny animal or plant has lots of stiff sharp points. | پوشیده از خار

Preservation | ˌprezəˈveɪʃən

protection, support

Executive | ɪɡˈzekjətɪv

director, manager

Vast | vɑːst

huge, enormous

Forage | ˈfɒrɪdʒ

search, explore

Evolution | ˌiːvəˈluːʃən

development, expansion, growth | تکامل

Primitive | ˈprɪmətɪv

early, earliest, elementary, first

Primitive | ˈprɪmətɪv

early, earliest, elementary, first

Lineage | ˈlɪni-ɪdʒ

اجداد

monotreme | mɒnǝ(ʊ)tri:m

پستاندار تخم کن

Trace | treɪs

Find / discover

Foetal | ˈfiːtl

belonging or related to a foetus | جنینی

Accurate | ˈækjərət

exact/ true

Inference | ˈɪnfərəns

deduction | استنباط

Hibernate | ˈhaɪbəneɪt

خواب زمستانی

Tolerate | ˈtɒləreɪt

to allow people to do, say, or believe something without criticizing or punishing them مدارا کردن تحمل کردن

Equator | ɪˈkweɪtə

خط استوا

Detect | dɪˈtekt

notice, recognize

Presence | ˈprezəns

when someone or something is present in a particular place | وجود / پیشگاه

Scent | sent

the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow ردشکار / رایحه

Scrap | skræp

a short fight or argument:

Rival | ˈraɪvəl

a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc

Aggressive | əˈɡresɪv

behaving in an angry threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone:

Rodent | ˈrəʊdənt

any small animal of the type that has long sharp front teeth, such as a rat or a rabbit

Squeak | skwiːk

جیغ و فریاد کشیدن ( مانند جغد یا موش)

Prick | prɪk

to make a small hole in something using something sharp:

Irritating | ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ

annoying, disturbing

Intensive | ɪnˈtensɪv

comprehensive, demanding, exhaustive | تشدیدی / پر قدرت

Urge | ɜːdʒ

to strongly suggest that someone does something | اصرار کردن

Cope | kəʊp

manage, carry on

Vermin | ˈvɜːmən

small animals, birds, and insects that are harmful because they destroy crops, spoil food, and spread disease:

Gamekeeper | ˈɡeɪmkiːpə

someone whose job is to look after wild animals and birds that are kept to be hunted on private land

Cull | kʌl

to kill animals so that there are not too many of them, or so that a disease does not spread

Unit 9 Flashcards

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