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Animals — Lesson 9

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bears

bɛrz

Bears are large, heavy mammals with thick fur that belong to the family Ursidae — bears can climb trees very well.

There are many bears in the forest.

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bedbugs

ˈbɛdbʌɡz

Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood — the apartment was infested with bedbugs.

We discovered bedbugs in our hotel room and had to change rooms.

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bee

biː

A flying insect with black and yellow stripes that makes honey and lives in a group — I was stung by a bee.

The bee flew from flower to flower.

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beefs

biːfs

Cattle that are reared for their meat — they settled their beefs and became friends.

What are your main beefs with the new policy?

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bees

biːz

Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species — bees make honey.

The bees are buzzing in the garden.

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beetle

ˈbiː.təl

A beetle is a type of insect with a hard, shiny shell-like body, six legs, and — a beetle flew into the room.

The beetle crawled across the garden path.

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beetles

ˈbiːtəlz

Beetles are small insects with hard, shell-like wings that cover their bodies — there are many beetles in the garden.

There are many beetles in the garden.

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beeves

biːvz

Cattle that are reared for their meat — he sold his beeves at the autumn fair.

The farmer had six beeves ready for market.

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biped

ˈbaɪped

An animal with two feet — the dinosaur was identified as a biped from its fossil footprints.

Humans are bipeds and walk on two legs.

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birds

bɝdz

The plural of bird: warm-blooded animals with feathers, wings, and a beak, most — birds build nests in the trees.

Birds build nests in the trees.

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bison

ˈbaɪsən

A large wild animal of the cattle family with a massive head and shaggy mane — the bison roamed freely across the plains.

The bison roamed freely across the plains.

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bisons

ˈbaɪsənz

Bisons are large, shaggy mammals belonging to the cattle family, native to — bisons can weigh up to 1,000 kilograms.

We observed a herd of bisons roaming the prairie.

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