Category:Classification Terms

Geovore- Animals that eat Minerals

Herbivore- Animas that eat plants

Carnivore- Animals that eat meat

Aquatic- Living in liquid

Biped-vertebrae walking on 2 limbs

Bipod- invertebrate walking on 2 limbs

Commensal- Living fixed to another organism

Decapod- Invertible animals with 10 body limbs or pincers.

Detrital- Living fixed to the ground

Diurnal- Mobile in day time

Hexaped- vertebrae animal with 6 limbs

Hexapod- invertebrate animal with 6 limbs

Monoped- Hopping vertebrae animal

Octapod- invertebrate animal with 8 body limb or pincers

Cryophiles- Animals that live in temperatures under -163oc

Thermophiles- Animals that live in temperatures over 750oc

Troglobites- cave living creature