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Wordwise Glossary
Check out these special words used in recent issues of National Geographic Explorer.

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C
compound eye (KAHM POUND I): eye made up of many smaller eyes


L
larva (LAR vuh): stage between egg and adult for many insects


O
odonatologist (o doh NAH TAHL o gist): scientist who studies dragonflies


P
prey (rhymes with day): animal that becomes food for another animal


S
species (SPEE shees): type of plant or animal
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