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    Coral

    Coral, common name for various small, sessile, usually colonial, marine invertebrates of phylum Cnidaria. 

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    Cormorant

     The cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae) is a family of predominantly black birds with hooked, laterally compressed bills, naked, coloured skin on the throat and noticeably stiff tail feathers. 

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    Cougar

    Cougar, puma or mountain lion (Felis concolor, family Felidae), is the most gracile of the New World wild cats.

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    Coyote

    Coyote (Canis latrans, family Canidae), often called prairie wolf or brush wolf, is intermediate in size between the wolf and fox.

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    Crab

    Crab, common name for 2 groups of decapod ("ten-footed") Crustaceans. The Anomura, including hermit, mole and lithoid crabs, have relatively normal abdomens. 

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    Crane

    The crane (Gruidae) is a family of large, long-necked birds with sturdy bills and long, powerful legs.

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    Crayfish

    Crayfish, moderately sized freshwater Crustacean of order Decapoda, similar in appearance to the American lobster. 

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    Creeper

    The creeper (family Certhiidae) is a small, brown-backed bird with a stiff tail and thin, downcurved bill.

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    Cricket (Insect)

    Over 2000 species of true crickets (superfamily Grylloidea) are known worldwide.

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    Crow

    The crow family (Corvidae) is a large family of birds that includes jackdaws, choughs, jays, magpies and nutcrackers as well as crows and ravens. 

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    Crustacean

    Crustacean, shelled invertebrate with segmented body and limbs at some stage of its life, an exoskeleton and 2 pairs of antennae. The exoskeleton, a protective and supportive framework located outside the body, is periodically molted to allow for growth. 

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    Fisheries in Canada: Lobsters, Crab and Shrimp

    In Canada, all crustacean species with significant economic value are in the order Decapoda. Decapods, which have five pairs of walking legs, include lobsters, crab and shrimp. These species constitute most of the dollar value of Canadian fisheries. In some areas, particularly in the Atlantic provinces, the local economy is almost completely dependent on them.

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    Cuckoo

    The cuckoo (Cuculidae) is a family of birds with about 130 species, including common cuckoos, anis, couas, coucals and roadrunners, distributed almost worldwide.

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    Cuttlefish

    Cuttlefish, decapod ("ten-footed") mollusc of class Cephalopoda. Cuttlefish comprise over 100 species in genera Sepia and Spirula.

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    Damselfly

    Damselfly, thin-bodied, carnivorous insect with 2 pairs of long, membranous, narrow-based wings. 

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