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Hamster -  Noun, A solitary burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food, native to Europe and northern Asia. The New Oxford American Dictionary The Essential Hamster
Hectocotylus -  Noun. A modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female. “The male octopus has a modified arm called the hectocotylus, which is about a meter long and holds rows of sperm.” Horton, Jennifer. "How Octopuses Work" 13 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://www.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/marine-life/octopus.htm> 14 May 2012. http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.html
Hemocyanin -  Noun. (Biochemistry) A blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates. “The blue color comes from hemocyanin, the copper-containing protein that binds oxygen in the octopus. Human blood is red because its oxygen-binding protein, hemoglobin, contains iron. In addition to being blue, octopus blood is a poor carrier of oxygen, which helps explain the animal's sometimes apparent laziness. To cope with the low oxygen levels, the octopus maintains a constant high blood pressure and has three hearts. Two of the hearts pump oxygen-rich blood through the gills, while the third circulates it through the rest of the body.” Horton, Jennifer. "How Octopuses Work" 13 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://www.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/marine-life/octopus.htm> 14 May 2012. http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.html
Hen -  Noun. The female of the domestic fowl. "Animal" Dictionary.com
Hyper Illusionism -  Noun. A keyed up technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive The Animated Bestiary, Wells. P