Vocabulary

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

bean goose (Anser fabalis)

caiman; cayman (crocodilian similar to an alligator)

spectacled caiman (Caiman sclerops)

gharial (large crocodilian found on the Indian subcontinent)

false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii); Malayan gharial; Sunda gharial

red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus spp.)

moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)

Phalaenopsis (the moth orchid genus)

Ponerorchis graminifolia (Orchis graminifolia)

intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being)

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; (in a) crush

worker; employee; person being employed

preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)

employment screening; employment selection (for job applicants)

riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)

V sign (hand gesture); peace sign

versus; vs.; v.

Uighur; Uigur; Uygur

elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)

northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)

spotted seal (Phoca largha)

black speckles; small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)

leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

Maxwell's equations

Maxwell's demon

living fossil

relict (species)

tuatara (primitive lizardlike reptile endemic to New Zealand)

Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)

cargo cult (Melanesian belief system)

liquid detergent

fabric softener; fabric conditioner

corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)

research institution