www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Naturally Speaking A Dictionary of Quotations on Biology, Botany, Nature and Zoology www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com About the Compilers CarlCGaitherwasbornin1944inSanAntonio,Texas.Hehasconductedresearch workfortheTexasDepartmentofCorrectionsandfortheLouisianaDepartment ofCorrections. AdditionallyheworkedfortenyearsasanOperationsResearch Analyst. Hereceivedhisundergraduatedegree(Psychology)fromtheUniversity ofHawaiiandhasgraduatedegreesfromMcNeeseStateUniversity(Psychology), NorthEastLouisianaUniversity(CriminalJustice),andtheUniversityofSouth- westernLouisiana(MathematicalStatistics). AlmaECavazos-Gaitherwasbornin1955inSanJuan,Texas. Shehasworkedin qualitycontrol, materialcontrol,and asabilingualdatacollector. She isaPetty OfficerFirstClassintheUnitedStatesNavyReserve. Shereceivedherassociate degree (Telecommunications) from Central Texas College and her BA (Spanish) withaminorinArtfromMaryHardin-BaylorUniversity. Together they selectedand arranged quotations for the books StatisticallySpeak- ing: A Dictionary of Quotations (Institute of Physics Publishing, 1996), Physically Speaking: ADictionaryofQuotationsonPhysicsandAstronomy(InstituteofPhysics Publishing,1997),MathematicallySpeaking: ADictionaryofQuotations(Instituteof PhysicsPublishing,1998),PracticallySpeaking: ADictionaryofQuotationsonEngi- neering, Technology, and Architecture (Institute ofPhysics Publishing, 1998), Medi- callySpeaking: ADictionaryofQuotationsonDentistry,MedicineandNursing(Insti- www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com tuteofPhysicsPublishing,1999)andScientificallySpeaking: ADictionaryofQuota- tions(InstituteofPhysicsPublishing,2000). About the Illustrator AndrewSlocombewas borninBristolin1955. Hespentfouryearsofhislifeat ArtCollegewhereheattainedhisHonoursDegree(GraphicDesign). Sincethen hehastriedtoseethefunnysidetoeverythingandconsidersthatseeingthefunny sidetosciencehastestedhimtothefull! HewouldliketothankCarlandAlma forthechallenge! Naturally Speaking A Dictionary of Quotations on Biology, Botany, Nature and Zoology Selected and Arranged by Carl C Gaither and Alma E Cavazos-Gaither www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Illustrated by Andrew Slocombe Institute of Physics Publishing Bristol and Philadelphia c 2001IOPPublishingLtd (cid:13) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, storedin a retrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechan- ical, photocopying, recordingor otherwise, without the prior permissionof the publisher. Multiplecopyingispermittedinaccordancewiththetermsoflicences issuedbytheCopyrightLicensingAgencyunderthetermsofitsagreementwith theCommitteeofVice-ChancellorsandPrincipals. IOP Publishing Ltd has attempted to trace the copyrightholders of all the quo- tationsreproducedinthispublicationandapologizestocopyrightholdersifper- missiontopublishinthisformhasnotbeenobtained. BritishLibraryCataloguing-in-PublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. ISBN0750306815 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataareavailable www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com CommissioningEditor:JamesRevill ProductionEditor:SimonLaurenson ProductionControl:SarahPlenty CoverDesign:Fre´de´riqueSwist MarketingExecutive:ColinFenton Published by Institute of Physics Publishing, wholly owned by The Institute of Physics,London InstituteofPhysicsPublishing,DiracHouse,TempleBack,BristolBS16BE,UK USOffice:InstituteofPhysicsPublishing,Suite1035,ThePublicLedgerBuilding, 150SouthIndependenceMallWest,Philadelphia,PA19106,USA TypesetinTEXusingtheIOPBookmakerMacros PrintedinGreatBritainbyJWArrowsmithLtd,Bristol IdedicatethisbooktomylongtimefriendDianaKiaha-Watts CarlCGaither IdedicatethisbooktomylongtimefriendAnnetteKutz AlmaECavazos-Gaither www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Tothenaturelovertheuniverseconstantlypoursoutitswealth. Dailyhe gathersthefruitsofseedsowninthebeginningoftheworld. Forhimnoseasonisdull,foreachissuccessivelyabsorbing: InSpringhe isentrancedbytheawakeningofmyriadformsoflife;Summerrevealsthe maturityofallcreation,Autumnbringsthefulfillmentofearlierpromises; Winterlullslifetosleep,withitsassuranceoftheresurrection. All weathers are one: The rains of Spring nourish all nature; the heats of Summer mature and ripenitsfruits; the frostsof Winter give restand peace; in all he rejoices. Each day is good: In the morning life awakens withhim;throughthenoonitworks;thepeaceandquietofeveningshed theirbenedictionuponhim. Heknowsnodullmoments;heseeksnottohurrytime. Ifhebedelayed, hemaydiscoversomethingneverbeforeseenbyman,andhisimpatience isforgotten. Hisyouthisfilled withthe joysof discovery; inmiddle age themarvelsabouthimholdhisinterestundimmed;heawaitsoldagewith calmness,forheisonewiththeuniverse,andiscontent. www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Preble,EdwardA. NatureMagazine TheLoverofNature(p.537) Volume50,Number10,December1957 CONTENTS PREFACE xx ACCURACY 1 AESTHETICS 4 AMOEBA 5 AMPHIBIAN 7 FROG 7 TADPOLE 8 TOAD 8 www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com ANALOGY 10 ANIMAL 12 AARDVARK 16 APE 17 ARMADILLO 17 ASS 17 BAT 17 BEAR 19 BEAVER 19 BUFFALO 19 CAT 20 CENTIPEDE 20 CHIMPANZEE 20 CORAL 21 COW 21 COYOTE 21 DOG 22 DUCK-BILLEDPLATYPUS 23 ELEPHANT 23 EUGLENAVIRIDIS 24 GIRAFFE 24 GORILLA 24 vii viii NATURALLYSPEAKING GUANACO 24 HIPPOPOTAMUS 25 HORSE 25 JACKAL 25 JELLY-FISH 26 LEOPARD 26 LION 27 LLAMA 27 MANATEE 28 MILLIPEDE 28 MOUSE 28 OTTER 29 PANDA 29 PANTHER 29 PECCARY 30 PIG 30 POLARBEAR 30 PORPOISE 31 PRAIRIE-DOG 31 RHINOCEROS 31 SEASQUIRT 31 www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com SHREW 32 SKUNK 32 SLUG 32 SPONGE 33 SQUIRREL 33 TIGER 33 WALRUS 34 WHALE 34 WHELK 34 YAK 35 ARACHNIDS 36 MITES 36 SCORPION 37 SPIDERS 37 TICKS 39 BACTERIA 40 BACTERIOLOGIST 41 BEAUTY 42 BIOLOGICAL 43 BIOLOGIST 49 CONTENTS ix BIOLOGY 53 BIRDS 62 ALBATROSS 65 BIRDOFPARADISE 66 BLACKBIRD 66 BLUEBIRD 67 BOBOLINK 67 CANARY 67 CAPEMAYWARBLER 68 CROW 68 CUCKOO 68 DODO 69 DOVE 69 DUCK 69 EAGLE 69 EMU 70 FALCON 70 GOLDFINCH 70 GOOSE 71 GRACKLE 71 wwwGUL.L,ISEEA LTS4U.blogfa.com72 HAWK 72 HUMMING-BIRD 72 JAY 73 LARK 73 LINNET 73 LOON 74 MARTLET 74 MOCKING-BIRD 74 NIGHTINGALE 75 OSTRICH 75 OWL 75 PARROT 75 PARTRIDGE 76 PEACOCK 76 PELICAN 76 PENGUIN 77 PHEASANT 77 PIGEON 77 QUAIL 78 RAVEN 78 ROBIN 78 ROOK 79