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Glossary of ALL Terms for Data on EOL

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national museum of natural history (nmnh)
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q148554
natural history museum in Washington, D.C.
native range includes
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
natural harbor
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000465
A harbor which is formed by a natural landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage.
nature reserve
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000363
A protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. Nature reserves may be designated by government institutions in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions, regardless of nationality.
nauplius eye
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015170
An eye that consists of a cluster of three or four pit eyes that form a single structural unit but are separated from one another by pigment layers
nauplius stage
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014406
The free-swimming first stage of the larva of certain crustaceans, having an unsegmented body with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye. The eye is known for that reason as the 'naupliar eye', and is often absent in later developmental stages, although it is retained into the adult form in some groups, such as the Notostraca.
near threatened
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nearThreatened
A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future
http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
nectarivore
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q120880
organism that consumes sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants
nectonic
http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Nekton
Active swimming organisms that live in the water column and are able to move independently of the water mass (adapted from Lincoln et al., 1998).
http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Nekton
nektobenthic
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nektobenthic
Active swimming organisms that live near the bottom a body of water.
nematocysts
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q9049242
stinging organelles found in cnidoblast (nematoblast) cells that, when matured, store toxins and can deliver them when the cnidocil (a short extension of the cnidocyst) is stimulated by a prey or another stimulus
neogenen period
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Neogene
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
neometabolous
http://eol.org/schema/terms/neometabolous
A modified form of hemimetabolous development, with resting stages resembling the holometabolous pupa.
neonate
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007221
Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.
neoproterozoic era
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Neoproterozoic
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
neotype
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Neotype
A specimen designated as nomenclatural type subsequent to the publication of the original description in cases where the original holotype, lectotype, all paratypes and syntypes are lost or destroyed, or suppressed by the (botanical or zoological) commission on nomenclature. In zoology also called "Standard specimen" or "Representative specimen". [Zoo./Bot./Bio.]
neritic pelagic zone
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000032
The neritic epipelagic zone biome comprises the marine water column above a continental shelf.
neritic zone
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000206
The water mass of an ocean directly above a continental shelf.
nervous system
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12755
The entire nerve apparatus, composed of a central part, the brain and spinal cord, and a peripheral part, the cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses.
nervous system diseases
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009422
nestling
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nestling
net carbon fixation rate
http://eol.org/schema/terms/net_carbon_fixation_rate
net amount or mass of carbon converted from CO2 to organic compounds, per time
neuston
https://eol.org/schema/terms/neuston
Small aquatic organisms inhabiting the surface layer or moving on the surface film.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/neuston
newborn animal
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0070-1441
ng/g/hour
https://eol.org/schema/terms/nanogrampergramperhour
Nanogram per gram per hour
ng/kg/min
https://eol.org/schema/terms/nanograpperkilgramperminute
Nanogram per kilogram per minute
nitrogen fixation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0009399
The process in which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds useful for other chemical processes, such as ammonia, nitrate and nitrogen dioxide.
[database_cross_reference: Wikipedia:Nitrogen_fixation]
nmol/g
https://eol.org/schema/terms/nanomolpergram
A concentration unit equal to one billionth of a mole (or 10^[-9] mol) of a substance per gram total mass of a solution, mixture or structure
nmol/g/hr
https://eol.org/schema/terms/nmolpergramperhour
Nanomoles per gram per hour
no
http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.
no harem
http://eol.org/schema/terms/noHarem
no mushroom cap
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19887965
mushroom without a cap-like part
no parental care
http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO
no paternal care
http://eol.org/schema/terms/noPaternalCare
no social group living
http://eol.org/schema/terms/noSocialGroupLiving
nocturnal
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179
animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day
nocturnal/crepuscular, cathemeral, crepuscular or diurnal/crepuscular
http://eol.org/schema/terms/activityCycleOther
An organism that is nocturnal/crepuscular, cathemeral, crepuscular or diurnal/crepuscular
non-breeding
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonBreeding
non-cursorial
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonCursorial
This organism is not adapted for running.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursorial
non-selective deposit feeder
http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/FEED_NSD
An organism that feeds on mud or sand and shows little discrimination in the size or type of particles eaten. The sediment is ingested and any digestible organic material is assimilated as it passes through the alimentary canal.
non-trophic
https://eol.org/schema/terms/nontrophic
animal life stage that does not ingest food
non-wetland
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nwpl_upl
non-wetland terrestrial habitat
Lichvar, R.W. and Minkin, P. 2008. Concepts and procedures for updating the National Wetland Plant List. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ERDC/CRREL TN-08-3, http://rsgisias.crrel.usace.army.mil/NWPL/static/cfg/doc/pdl_2013_pub/National/NWPL_Phytoneuron_2013.pdf
non-woody epiphyte
http://eol.org/schema/terms/non-woodyEpipyte
Non-woody plants growing attached to external support without contact to the ground. Non-woody hemiepiphytes either germinate on other plants and then establish roots in the ground, or germinate on the ground and later disconnect from the soil
Engemann, K. , Sandel, B. , Boyle, B. , Enquist, B. J., Jørgensen, P. M., Kattge, J. , McGill, B. J., Morueta‐Holme, N. , Peet, R. K., Spencer, N. J., Violle, C. , Wiser, S. K. and Svenning, J. (2016), A plant growth form dataset for the New World. Ecology, 97: 3243-3243. doi:10.1002/ecy.1569
nonadecanoic acid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_39246
none
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/260413007
norian age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Norian
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
North Sea
http://www.geonames.org/2960848
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea
northern arctic dwarf shrub subzone
http://eol.org/schema/terms/northernArcticDwarfShrubSubzone
Zone B, per the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM Team 2003)
http://www.arcticatlas.org/maps/themes/cp/cpbz
Northwest Territories
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2007
not at risk
https://eol.org/schema/terms/not_at_risk
This species or population is not presently at risk of extinction
not invasive in
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NonInvasiveRange
not monogamous
http://eol.org/schema/terms/notMonogamous
not present in region
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Absent
This organism is known to be absent in this location or region
nuchal organ
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2655439
ciliated pit or groove present at the posterior end of the prostomium of annelid worms, some cephalopods, and other invertebrates
nucleus length
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000083
A 1D measurement of a nucleus along its longest axis.
From Ontology of Biological Attributes
nucleus width
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000085
A 1D measurement of a nucleus along its shortest axis.
from Ontology of Biological Attributes
number of fossil occurrences
http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
number of hosts
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberOfHosts
number of host species required to complete the lifecycle of this organism
number of public records in bold
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
nunatak
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000181
The exposed summit of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice mass is present.
Nunavut
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2023
nutrient composition of milk
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NutrientCompositionOfMilk
nutrient symbiotroph
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nutrient_symbiotroph
An organism that acquires chemical nutrients from a symbiont
nutritional value
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2075931
nymph
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000954
Any of various immature insects; especially: a larva of an insect (as a grasshopper, true bug, or mayfly) with incomplete metamorphosis that differs from the imago especially in size and in its incompletely developed wings and genitalia.