Clarificational conjunctions (odnosno)

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that is to say / or rather
odnosno
biology
biologija
I am learning about nature, or rather, biology interests me a lot.
Učim o prirodi, odnosno biologija me jako zanima.
That is biology, that is to say, the science of life.
To je biologija, odnosno znanost o životu.
mammal
sisavac
A dog is a mammal, that is to say, it has hair.
Pas je sisavac, odnosno on ima dlaku.
Mammals often drink milk, and their teeth are sharp.
Sisavci često piju mlijeko, a zubi su im oštri.
reptile
gmaz
A snake is a reptile, or rather, she has no legs.
Zmija je gmaz, odnosno ona nema noge.
Reptiles rarely live in a cold climate.
Gmazovi rijetko žive u hladnoj klimi.
vertebrate
kralježnjak
Humans are vertebrates, that is to say, we have a spine.
Ljudi su kralježnjaci, odnosno mi imamo kralježnicu.
That is a vertebrate without which the forest cannot live.
To je kralježnjak bez kojeg šuma ne može živjeti.
organism
organizam
This organism, or rather the plant, is very dangerous.
Ovaj organizam, odnosno biljka, jako je opasan.
That is the organism from which we can extract medicine.
To je organizam iz kojeg možemo izvaditi lijek.
evolution
evolucija
Evolution, that is to say the development of a species, is very slow.
Evolucija, odnosno razvoj vrste, jako je spora.
The theory of evolution explains our past.
Teorija evolucije objašnjava našu prošlost.
gene
gen
He has that gene, that is to say, he will be tall.
On ima taj gen, odnosno, bit će visok.
Some genes influence our character.
Neki geni utječu na naš karakter.
habitat
stanište
The forest is their habitat, that is to say, they live there.
Šuma je njihovo stanište, odnosno tamo žive.
That is the habitat from which the birds fled.
To je stanište iz kojeg su ptice pobjegle.
female animal
ženka
A female always defends her young, that is to say, her children.
Ženka uvijek brani svoje mlade, odnosno djecu.
The female eagle is very strong.
Ženka orla je vrlo snažna.
male animal
mužjak
That male dog is very dangerous.
Taj mužjak psa je jako opasan.
The male, that is to say the father, sometimes looks after the children.
Mužjak, odnosno otac, ponekad čuva djecu.
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