English vocabulary V. 34

shelter to protect yourself from weather, danger or attacks.

bottle-nosed dolphin a common dolphin

lionfish a fish, also called zebrafish

transfer to move someone/something

evolve basically, develop/cause somethin' gradually

sea-species animal species who lives in the ocean.

melt to go from solid to liquid

pond an smaller area of water, they produces from rain

shoreline the edge of a lake, river, sea

thawed to cause something frozen and hard to become warmer and often softer or liquid

chunk a part of something, especially a large part.

migratory bird A bird who flies to different places depending on the weather

feed to give food to a person, group, or animal

caused by something that happened because of something/someone

global warming a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature, caused by gases, esp. carbon dioxide, surrounding the earth

spell trouble to suggest that there may be problems in the future

issue a problem

affect to have an influence on someone or something

coral reef an area of coral which can sometimes be seen just above the sea

alga a plant that grows close or in water and does not have the ordinary leaves and root system

algea a plant that grows close or in water and does not have the ordinary leaves and root system, (in plural)

rise something that goes upwards

endangered in danger of being harmed, lost, unsuccessful, etc

rainfall rain, or the amount of rain that falls

pattern a number, letter, design etc. that repeats

beetle an insect with hard shell

harm physically or mentally hurt someone

crop If a plant crops, it produces fruit, flowers, etc

flu a common infectious illness that causes fever and headache

nesting ground a place there the birds build their nest

despite without being influenced or prevented

habitat a natural environment

elder older person

Yupik a group in Alaska

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