WFHS-Animal Vocab Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Domesticate | The act of taming an animal for use by humans. Usually done by selective breeding over several generations (mating nice animals with nice animals). |
| Waterfowl | Ducks and geese. Really any water bird (fowl=bird). |
| Poultry | Group name for domesticated birds. Really any bird we raise for meat or eggs. |
| Broiler | Young chicken grown for meat. Future Chick-fil-a meal. |
| Roaster | Mature chicken grown for meat. Chick-fil-a ready. |
| Pullet | A young female chicken. |
| Bantam | Miniature chicken. Not talking about age, just size. |
| Poult | A young turkey. Future Thanksgiving dinner. |
| Drake | A male duck. |
| Doe | A female of the goat or rabbit family. Also the name of other female animals, but not in this conversation. |
| Gander | A male goose. |
| Squab | Young pigeons that are butchered for meat before they are old enough to fly. Think "pigeon veal." |
| Pelt | The skin of an animal with the hair attached. Davy Crocket made his hats out of raccoon pelts. |
| Angora | Wool from wool-producing rabbits. Makes very soft sweaters. |
| Hutch | A rabbit cage or hutch. Man made rabbit house. |
| Litter | A group of young animals born by the same mother at the same time. |
| Apiculture | Beekeeping. This was a prompt. Get it right. |
| Apiary | An area where bees are kept. Beehive, or collection of beehives. |
| Worker (bee) | A female bee that does all the work. I suspect my mother may have been one. |
| Drone | A male bee. Has no sting. Does no work. Only job is to mate with the queen. Bad role model. |
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