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A is for Anticlockwise
Something is antique if it is old, and people think it is worth collecting. Some antique things aren't worth very much, and people just like to collect them. But other things become more valuable the older they get, and some antique items can cost a lot of money to buy. Antique is often used to describe an old, expensive item, while vintage is often used to describe a less expensive old item, but the two words can be interchanged.
Antlers grow in pairs on the top of the heads of most deer. They can be quite complicated, with many different forks and branches. Male deer grow antlers every year, then the antlers die and the deer sheds them. Antlers are similar to horns, but animals with horns do not shed them every year.
The antlion is the larval stage of a kind of flying insect often called a lacewing. Antlions get their name because they eat mostly ants. They live in dry, sandy areas and make their cocoons out of sand stuck together with silk. They catch ants to eat by digging small pits in the sand. Ants fall into the pits and have trouble getting back out, and the antlion comes out from hiding at the centre of the pit and eats them.
An anvil is a hard object designed for working hot metal on. Anvils are made of steel, but in ancient times they were made of stone or bronze. The anvil is the shape it is to make it easier to work different shaped metal objects.
You use the word any when you are talking about one or more things from a group, but it doesn't matter which ones you are talking about. For example, "just pick any of those sheep, they all look the same".
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
The aorta starts from the left side of the heart and then goes through the chest and into the abdomen. It splits into smaller arteries to deliver blood to organs, arms, and legs.
The aorta starts from the left side of the heart and then goes through the chest and into the abdomen. It splits into smaller arteries to deliver blood to organs, arms, and legs.
Apes are creatures closely related to humans. Unlike monkeys, apes have no tails. Apes include gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans.
Aphids, also called plant lice, are a tiny, sapsucking insect. They are attracted to fresh new shoots of plants, especially developing fruit and flowerbuds. They can do a lot of damage to crops, and gardeners do not like them. Aphids can be killed by poison, removed by squirting them off with water from a hose, or their numbers can be reduced naturally by encouraging aphid-eaters like ladybugs and wasps into your garden.
The aphids in the picture are on a the developing flower bud of a rose.
The aphids in the picture are on a the developing flower bud of a rose.
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An appaloosa is a breed of horse with a distinctive spotty coat. Appaloosas are usually used as a stock horse.
The appendix is a small, finger-like pouch in the lower right side of the belly. It is part of the digestive system and sits near the first part of the large intestine.
The appendix can sometimes get swollen or infected, which is called appendicitis. In that case, doctors may remove it with surgery.
The appendix can sometimes get swollen or infected, which is called appendicitis. In that case, doctors may remove it with surgery.
