Taipan
Talbot
Tamaricaceae
Tamarin
Tamarind
Tamarisk
Tanacetum
Tanaidacea
Tangerine
Tangle
Tank-worm
Tanrec
Tansy
Tantalus
Tapir
Tapiridae
Tara Fern
Tarantula
Tare
Taro
Tarpan
Tarpon
Tarragon
Tarsier
Tarsius
Tasmanian wolf
Tasmannia
Tatouay
Tautog
Taxaceae
Taxodium
Taxus
Tayra
Tea
Teak
Teal
Teasel
Tecoma
Tectibranchiata
Teff
Teguexin
Teledu
Teleostei
Telosporidia
Temnodon
Tench
Tenebrio
Tenuirostres
Terebratula
Termite
Tern
Ternstroemiaceae
Terrapin
Testes
Tetradactyl
Tetraonidae
Tetrapod
Thalamophora
Thallophyte
Thallus
Theropithecus
Thistle
Thorn-apple
Thrasher
Thrift
Thrips
Thrush
Thylacine
Thyme
Thymus
Thysanozoon
Thysanura
Tick
Tiger
Tigress
Tile-fish
Tiliaceae
Tinamou
Tinamous
Tit
Titmice
Toad
Toads
Tobacco
Todies
Todus
Tody
Tomato
Tonka
Tope
Tortoise
Totara
Toucan
Toxodon
Trachea
Trachinus
Trachylina
Tragopan
Trapa
Tree
Trees
Trefoil
Trematoda
Trematode
Triceratops
Tricladida
Trifolium
Trigger-fish
Trout
Truffle
Trumpeter
Trypanosome
Tsetse
Tsetse-fly
Tuatara
Tuatera
Tubifex
Tubularia
Tulip
Tulip Tree
Tuna
Tunny
Tupelo
Turaco
Turbellaria
The taipan is a type of small headed cobra.
The talbot was a large, whitish hound with long hanging ears and heavy jaws bred for tacking and hunting. It is believed that the talbot was the forerunner of the modern bloodhound.
Tamaricaceae is a small natural order of polypetalous exogens. The species are either herbs or shrubs, inhabiting chiefly the basin of the Mediterranean. They have minute alternate simple leaves and usually small white or pink flowers in terminal spikes.
The tamarin are South American monkeys. They are active and restless.
Tamarind is an evergreen tree of the leguminosae family.
The Tamarisk is a plant of the genus Tamarix. It is a graceful evergreen shrub or small tree with slender feathery branches and minute leaves found in sandy places.
see "Tansy"
Tanaidacea is a marine order of malacostraca with a reduced carapace and a short abdomen.
The tangerine is a small, flattened, deep-coloured, swett-scented variety of orange from Tangier.
Tangle is a popular name for Laminaria digitata, a common British sea-weed.
The tank-worm is a nematode worm found in mud in water tanks in India.
Tanrec (Centetes) is a genus of insectivorous mammals resembling the European hedgehog in appearance. They are found in Madagascar where they live in burrows excavated with their strong claws.
Tansy (Tanacetum) is a genus of plants of the order Compositae. They have yellow corymbose flowers.
Tantalus is a genus of wading birds of the heron family.
Tapir is the name of ungulate or hoofed animals forming the family Tapiridae. The nose resembles a short fleshy proboscis. There are four toes to the fore-feet and three to the hind-feet.
see "Tapir"
The Tara Fern is a species of fern found in New Zealand. The Maoris obtained a flour from its root which formed a staple part of their diet prior to British settlement.
The tarantula is a large black south European spider of the genus Lycosa with a slighly poisonous bite. The term is also popularly applied to various other large, especially hairy spiders from Africa and America.
Tare is the popular name for plants of the genus Vicia.
Taro is a plant of the arum family cultivated in Pacific islands for its starchy, edible root.
The tarpan is a breed of wild horse found in Asia.
The tarpon is a large silvery marine fish found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic.
Tarragon is a perennial herb of the daisy family.
The tarsier (Tarsius) is a genus of mammals of the lemur family. It is about the size of a squirrel, fawn brown in colour with large eyes, large ears and a long tufted tail. The tarsier is a tree dwelling animal and eats lizards.
see "Tarsie"
see "Thylacine"
Tasmannia is a genus of one Tasmanian and two Australian shrubs of the natural order Magnoliaceae.
The tatouay is a kind of armadillo remarkable for the undefended state of its tail which is devoid of the bony rings that inclose it in other armadillos.
The tautog (Tautoga nigra) is an American fish found on the coast of New England and valued as a food.
Taxaceae is a sub order of Coniferae which includes the Yew tree.
Taxodium is a genus of plants of the order Coniferae. It includes the cypresses.
see "Yew"
The tayra (Galera barbara) is a South American carnivorous animal allied to the glutton. It is black in colour with a large white patch on the breast.
Tea is an evergreen rosaceae. The infusion of the dried leaves is a popular beverage. It was introduced to England during the 17th century.
Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical Asian timber tree of the order Verbenaceae.
The teal is a small British duck of the genus Querquedula.
The teasel is a plant of the genus Dipsacus. It is a herb with prickly leaves and flower heads.
Tecoma is a genus of plants of the natural order Bignoniaceae. They are trees or shrubs or climbing plants with unequally pinnate or digitate simple leaves, and terminal panicles of dusky red or orange flowers.
Tectibranchiata is a division of gasteropodous mollusca with gills protected by the shell or the mantle, as with the sea-hare.
Teff (Eragrostis abyssinica) is a grain with seeds about the size of those of millet.
The teguexin is a species of lizard inhabiting tropical America. They grow to around 150cm long and can swim with ease and rapidity.
The teledu is a stinking badger found in Java and Sumatra.
Teleostei is a large sub-class of fish distinguished by a bony skeleton.
Telosporidia are a subclass of sporozoa. They have a trophic stage which is distinct from the reproductive phase.
see "Blue-fish"
The tench (Tinca tinca) is a freshwater fish of the carp family.
Tenebrio is a genus of beetles.
Tenuirostres (slender-beaked) is a section of the Insessores order of birds containing those species with a long slender, tapering beak.
Terebratula is a deep-sea genus of phylum brachiopoda.
Termites are a social insect of the order Isoptera. They are chiefly found in tropical climates and are very destructive to timber.
The tern is a sea bird, especially those of the genus Sterna. They resemble a gull, but are usualy smaller and with a more slender body. Terns have long, pointer wings and a forked tail giving rise to their alternative name of the sea-swallow.
Ternstroemiaceae is a natural order of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants consisting of trees or shrubs with alternate simple usually coriacerous leaves without stipules. The flowers are generally white, arranged in axillary or terminal peduncles, articulated at the base.
The terrapin is a freshwater tortoise.
The testes are the male gonads.
Tetradactyl is a term applied to any animal or bird with 4 fingers or toes.
see "Grouse"
Tetrapod is the family of four legged vertebrates. It includes birds because wings developed from legs.
The thalamophora are an order of rhizopoda. They are amoeboid forms protected by a shell. There are apertures in the shell through which the pseudopodia extend.
A thallophyte is a plant with a thallus body, such as seaweed or liverwort.
A thallus is the body of a primitive plant which is not divided into leaves, stem and roots but consists of a more or less uniform tissue.
see "Gelad"
The thistle (Carduus) is a genus of plants of the order Compositae.
see "Datura"
The thrasher is a species of shark (Alopias vulpinus) which has a very long upper division of its tail which it uses to thrash its prey or attackers.
see "Armeria"
Thrips are minute insects with 4 hair-fringed wings of the order Thysanoptera. Many of the species injure plants by feeding upon their juices.
The thrush is a bird of the turdidae family.
The thylacine (Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus) is a carnivorous marsupial resembling a dog in appearance, greyish-brown with conspicuous black markings on the hinder half of the back.
Thyme (Thymus) is a genus of herbs of the Labiatae family.
see "Thyme"
Thysanozoon is a member of the order polycladida.
Thysanura is an order of apterygota.
see "acarina"
The tiger is a large asian wild cat. It is maneless, of tawny-yellow colour with blackish transverse stripes and a white belly.
A tigress is a female tiger.
The tile-fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) is a large, deep-water, yellow-spotted fish found off the coast of New England. It is apparently good to eat.
Tiliaceae is a natural order of plants.
The tinamou is a South American bird of the family Tinamidae. It resembles the grouse but is actualy related to the rhea.
The Tinamous are a unique group of birds. They are about the size of a fowl with a small head and slender neck.
see "Paridae"
see "Paridae"
The toad is a tailless leaping amphibian similar to the frog, but terrestial in habits except at the breeding season.
see "toad"
Tobacco is a large leaved solanaceae plant of the genus Nicotiana.
see "Todus"
Todus (Todies) are a genus and family of minute red and green insectivorous picarian birds found in the West Indies.
The tody is a small insectivorous West Indian bird of the genus Todus, allied to the kingfisher.
The tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is a South American annual plant of the order Solanaceae. It produces a round red fruit which is treated like a vegetable.
The tonka is a large South American tree (Dipteryx odorata). The seeds, known as tonka beans, are black fragrant and almond-shaped and are used for scenting tobacco and perfume.
The tope (Galeorhinus galeus) is a small european shark.
The tortoise is a chelonia.
The totara is a tree found in New Zealand and Chile.
The toucan is a family of picarian birds found in South and Central America forests. They possess brilliant plumage and enormously large, saw-edged bills. Toucans live in societies and are esteemed by the natives for food.
The toxodon was a large three-toed ungulate mammal as tall and heavily built as a rhinocerous, which lived in South America in late Tertiary times.
The trachea is a pipe leading to the lung chamber.
see "Weever fish"
Trachylina is an order of hydrozoa. They are mainly marine forms in which the medusoid stage is represented, and the hydroid stage is reduced or absent.
The tragopan is an asiatic pheasant of the genus Tragopan. The male has erectile fleshy horns on his head leading to its alternative name of the horned pheasant.
Trapa is a genus of plants of the order Onagrariaceae. Their nuts are often consumed as food.
A tree is a perennial plant with a self supporting woody main stem.
see "Tree"
see "Clover"
Trematoda is a class of phylum platyhelminthes. They are the fluke worms. Parasitic flat worms with a leaf-like body. The mesenchyme secretes a tough cuticle and cilia are lacking in the adults. Hooks and/or suckers are often present.
A trematode is any member of the Trematoda.
The triceratops was a dinosaur with three horns on its head.
Tricladida is an order of turbellaria with an intestine having three main branches. The sense organs are frequently well developed.
see "Clover"
see "File-fish"
The trout is a fish native to the northern hemisphere.
Truffle is a subterranean fungus.
The Trumpeters are a family of South American birds related to the seriema, the cranes and the rails. They are so named from their loud trumpet-like cry. The body is about the size of a fowl's, but the legs are long and crane-like, and the beak short. They nest on the ground and feed on insects, seeds and fruits.
Trypanosome is a parasite of the genus Trypanosoma. It is a flagellate protozoa which infects the blood of man and other animals often causing disease, including sleeping-sickness.
The tsetse is a fly found in Africa that carries the Trypanosome parasite which causes sleeping sickness.
see "Tsetse"
The tuatara is a survivor of the group of prehistoric reptiles to which the dinosaurs belonged. It is found only in a few islands of New Zealand. It lays 10-14 eggs which it buries in the ground. A fully grown tuatara is about 24 inches long. The tuatara is carnivorous.
The tuatera is a large lizard-like reptile found only in New Zealand, and forming the distinct order Rhynchocephalia, in which the skull and skeleton are more like those of the crocodile than a lizard.
The tubifex are oligochaeta.
Tubularia is a member of the order of gymnoblastea.
The tulip is a genus of flowering plants of the order Liliaceae. One species, the wild tulip (Tulipa sylvestris) is native to Britain. It is a bulbous plant, attaining a height of about 30cm, with very narrow leaves and a solitary large fragrant flower.
The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron) is a tree of the order Magnoliaceae, introduced into Britain from North America towards the close of the 17th century. It may grow to a height of nearly 30 meters and in summer develops beautiful large, green, orange or lemon-coloured flowers resembling tulips.
The tuna is a fish of the mackerel family.
The tunny is a fish of the mackerel family, also called tuna it can reach 14ft in length.
The tupelo are large American trees of the genus Nyssa found growing in swamps and on river banks in the sourthern USA.
The turaco is a long-tailed crested African bird of the genus Tauraco.
Turbellaria is a class of free-living flatworms. They live in water and damp conditions. The epidermis is glandular, ciliated and has a thin cuticle.