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(GRAS-landz)

noun

Large areas of land covered with grass.

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defenses

(dih-FENS-uhz)

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A defense is something that helps keep an animal safe against attack. Skunks use a bad smell as a defense against bigger, scarier animals.

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crouches

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verb

Lowers the body close to the ground by bending the legs. This cat crouches.

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grasslands

(GRAS-landz)

noun

Large areas of land covered with grass.

Can you say grasslands?

Aaronyeh/Shutterstock.com

defenses

(dih-FENS-uhz)

noun

A defense is something that helps keep an animal safe against attack. Skunks use a bad smell as a defense against bigger, scarier animals.

Can you say defenses?

Tom Brakefield/Getty Images

crouches

(KROWCH-ez)

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Lowers the body close to the ground by bending the legs. This cat crouches.

Can you say crouches?

Zoonar GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo

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