The evolution of animal genitalia - Menno Schilthuizen – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.The evolutionary tango of animal genitalia
2.Can you guess what you're at
3.If you answered "duck vagina," you'd be right
4.Although the bird's outward appearance may not strike you as especially odd, it uses this strange, intricate, shaped contraption to reproduce
5.We see similarly unbelievable genitalia in insects, mammals, reptiles, fish, spiders, and even snails
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
decorative
B2A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.
Example:
"And yet, what's the point of having such decorative nether regions?"
cork-screw
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"cork-screw shaped contraption to reproduce."
resembles
A2To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
Example:
"resembles something you'd find in a Dr. Seuss book."
depending
A2(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
Example:
"depending on how appealing they were."
management
B2Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
Example:
"and females controlling their own sperm management"
altogether
A2Without exception; wholly; completely.
Example:
"and bed bug males bypass a female's genitalia altogether"
looking
A2The act of one who looks; a glance.
Example:
"Can you guess what you're looking at?"
regions
A2Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
Example:
"And yet, what's the point of having such decorative nether regions?"
maintain
A2To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm"
unwanted
A2One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable.
Example:
"That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| decorative | B2 | A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration. |
| cork-screw | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| resembles | A2 | To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. |
| depending | A2 | (followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| management | B2 | Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals. |
| altogether | A2 | Without exception; wholly; completely. |
| looking | A2 | The act of one who looks; a glance. |
| regions | A2 | Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. |
| maintain | A2 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| unwanted | A2 | One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable. |
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