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compound eye (KAHM POUND I):
eye made up of many smaller eyes
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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
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species (SPEE shees):
type of plant or animal
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