Animal Vocabulary
animal | plural | male | female | young | Group Name |
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ant![]() | ants![]() | winged male, aner![]() | queen, worker![]() | antling![]() | a colony of ants, an army of ants![]() |
bat | bats | male | female | pup | a cloud of bats, a colony of bats |
bear | bears | boar | sow | cub | a sleuth of bears, a sloth of bears |
bee | bees | drone | queen, worker | larva, schadon, fry (plural noun) | a hive of bees, a swarm of bees |
bird | birds | cock | hen | nestling, fledgling | a flock of birds, a flight of birds (in the air) |
buffalo | buffalo, buffalloes, buffaloes | bull | cow | calf | a herd of buffalo |
cat | cats | tom | queen | kitten | a clutter of cats |
chicken | chickens | rooster | hen | chick | a brood of chickens, a flock of chickens |
cow | cattle | bull | cow | calf | a herd of cattle |
dog | dogs | dog | bitch | puppy, pup | a pack of dogs |
dolphin | dolphins | bull | cow | pup | a school of dolphins |
duck | ducks | drake | duck | duckling | a raft of ducks |
elephant | elephants | bull | cow | calf | a herd of elephants |
fish | fish, fishes | male | female | fry (plural noun) | a school of fish |
fox | foxes | dog, reynard | vixen | cub | a troop of foxes, an earth of foxes |
frog | frogs | male | female | tadpole, froglet | an army of frogs, a colony of frogs |
goose | geese | gander | goose | gosling | a flock of geese, a gaggle of geese |
goat | goats | billy (domestic), evec | nanny | kid | a flock of goats, a herd of goats |
horse | horses | stallion, colt (young) | mare, filly (young) | foal | a herd of horses, a team of horses (in harness), a string of horses (for racing) |
kangaroo | kangaroos | buck | doe | joey | a mob of kangaroos, a troop of kangaroos |
lion | lions | lion | lioness | cub | a pride of lions |
monkey | monkeys | male | female | infant | a troop of monkeys |
owl | owls | male | female | owlet | a parliament of owls |
ox | oxen | bull, steer (castrated) | cow | calf | a herd of oxen, a drove of oxen (when driven in a group), a team of oxen (in harness) |
penguin | penguins | male | female | chick | a colony of penguins |
person | people | man | woman | baby, infant | a crowd of people |
pig | pigs | boar | sow | suckling, piglet | a herd of pigs, a flock of pigs |
rabbit | rabbits | buck | doe | bunny, bunny rabbit | a colony of rabbits, a nest of rabbits, a warren of rabbits (strictly, where they live) |
sheep | sheep | ram | ewe | lamb | a flock of sheep |
tiger | tigers | tiger | tigress | cub, whelp | a streak of tigers |
whale | whales | bull | cow | calf | a school of whales, a shoal of whales, a pod of whales (smaller groups) |
wolf | wolves | dog | bitch | cub | a pack of wolves, a herd of wolves |
zebra | zebra, zebras | stallion | mare | foal | a cohort of zebra, a herd of zebra |
Animal Vocabulary and other curiosities about our fauna.
Word | Example |
Furry-friend | I have a black-mouthed cur and she is my furry-friend. |
Adorable and Friendly | My pet cat is adorable and friendly. |
Mischievous. | I have caught my cat doing mischievous stuff. |
Vaccination | The pet owners should be aware of timely vaccination of their pets. |
Cage | I hate the idea of keeping birds in cages. |
Aquarium | She bought a large aquarium for her pet fish. |
Cuddle | My cat likes to be cuddled. |
Attention-seeker | All pets are attention-seekers. |
Companionship | Pets can give companionship to people who are living alone |
Therapeutic | Having a pet has a therapeutic effect on the mind. |
Frisbee | My dog likes playing with a Frisbee. |
Wild Animals
Wild animals live in forests.
GENERIC NAME | MALE | FEMALE | YOUNG | GROUP NAME |
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MAMMALS | ||||
BADGER(S) | Boar | Sow | Cub or Kit | Colony |
BAT(S) | Male | Female | Pup | Colony |
DEER (DEER) | Stag | Doe | Fawn | Herd |
FOX(ES) | Dog-fox / Reynard | She-fox / Vixen | Cub | Skulk |
HARE(S) | Jack | Jill | Leveret | Down |
HEDGEHOG(S) | Boar | Sow | Piglet | Prickle |
MOLE(S) | Male | Female | Pup | Labor |
MOUSE (MICE) | Buck | Doe | Pup | Nest |
OTTER(S) | Dog | Bitch | Kitten | Family |
RABBIT(S) | Buck | Doe | Kit / Bunny | Colony |
RAT(S) | Buck | Doe | Kitten / Pup | Nest |
SQUIRREL(S) | Buck | Doe | Pup | Dray |
STOAT(S) | Jack | Jill | Kit | Pack |
WEASEL(S) | Jack | Jill | Kit | Sneak |
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate animals. | Cock | Hen | Nestling / Hatching/ Fledgling | Flock(s) |
CROW(S) | Male | Female | Young | Murder |
DOVE(S) | Cock | Hen | Squab | Cote |
DUCK(S) | Drake | Hen | Duckling | Flock |
GOOSE (GEESE) | Gander | Goose | Gosling | If a group of geese is flying, it becomes a “skein”. If they are on land or water, they’re a “gaggle”. |
HAWK(S) | Hen | Tiercel | Eyas | Aerie |
HERON(S) | Hedge | |||
KINGFISHER(S) | ||||
OWL(S) | Owl | Jenny | Owlet | Parliament |
PEAFOWL | Peacock | Peahen | Peachick | Pride |
PHEASANT(S) | Cock | Hen | Chick | Brood |
PIGEON(S) | Cock | Hen | Squab | Flight |
ROBIN(S) | Cock | Hen | Chick | |
ROOK(S) | Cock | Hen | Chick | Building |
SPARROW(S) | Cock | Hen | Chick | Flock |
STARLING(S) | Cock | Hen | Chick | Flock |
SWAN(S) | Cob | Pen | Signet | Bevy |
Insects -An invertebrate whose body is comprised of three segments and six legs. | Swarm | |||
ANT(S) | Prince / Drone | Queen / Princess / Worker | Antling | Army / Nest |
BEE(S) | Drone | Queen / Worker | Larva | Hive |
BUTTERFLY (BUTTERFLIES) | Male | Female | Caterpillar / Chrysalis | Swarm |
DRAGONFLY (DRAGONFLIES) | Male | Female | Nymphs / Naiads | Swarm |
FLY (FLIES) | Male | Female | Maggot | Swarm |
MOTH(S) | Male | Female | Caterpillar / Chrysalis | Swarm |
MOSQUITO(ES) | Male | Female | Larva | Swarm |
SPIDER(S) | Male | Female | Spiderling | Cluster |
Fish – Cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills. | Shoal / School | |||
PIKE | – | – | Fry | Shoal / School |
SALMON | Jack | Hen | Fry | Run |
TROUT | Jack | Hen | Fry | Hover |
Amphibians a class of animals that spend part of their time on land and part in the water; they are an intermediate form between fishes and reptiles. | ||||
FROG(S) | Male | Female | Tadpole(s) | Army |
NEWT(S) | Male | Female | Larvae | |
TOAD(S) | Male | Female | Tadpole(s) | Knot |
Reptiles– Cold-blooded vertebrate that lays eggs and has scales or plates on its skin | ||||
SNAKE(S) | Male | Female | Young | Nest |
Crustaceans- A class of invertebrates that have a segmented body, a hard external skeleton (exoskeleton), two sets of antennae and one pair of legs per body segment. | ||||
CRAB(S) | Male | Female | Zoea | |
LOBSTER(S) | Male | Female | Zoea | |
MOLLUSCS | ||||
CLAM(S) | Male | Female | Spat | Bed |
COCKLE(S) | – | – | – | Bed |
MUSSEL(S) | Male | Female | Glochidia | Bed |
OYSTER(S) | Male | Female | Spat | Bed |
SNAIL(S) | Male | Female | Baby | Rout |
Animals On The Farm
Domesticated animals that live of a farm, are sometimes called farm animals or if bred for commercial use- livestock.
GENERIC NAME | MALE | FEMALE | YOUNG | GROUP NAME |
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MAMMALS | ||||
CATTLE | Bull | Cow | Calf | Herd / Kine |
DEER (DEER) | Stag | Doe | Fawn | Herd |
DOG(S) | Dog | Bitch | Puppy | Pack (a group of puppies is called a litter) |
DONKEY | Jack | Jenny | Colt | Drove |
GOAT(S) | Billy | Nanny | Kid | Flock |
HORSE(S) | Stallion | Mare | Foal | Herd |
PIG(S) | Boar | Sow | Piglet | Litter |
SHEEP | Ram | Ewe | Lamb / Mutton | Flock |
BIRDS | ||||
CHICKEN(S) | Cockerel | Hen | Chick | Brood |
DUCK(S) | Drake | Hen | Duckling | Brace |
GOOSE (GEESE) | Gander | Goose | Gosling | Gaggle |
INSECTS | ||||
BEE(S) | Drone | Queen / Worker | Larva | Swarm |
FISH | ||||
SALMON | Jack | Hen | Fry | Shoal |
TROUT | Jack | Hen | Fry | Shoal |
Animals In The House
Animals that live in the house as family companions area called pets.
GENERIC NAME | MALE | FEMALE | YOUNG | GROUP NAME |
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MAMMALS | ||||
CAT(S) | Tom | Queen | Kitten | Clutter (a group of kittens is called a litter) |
DOG(S) | Dog | Bitch | Puppy | Pack |
FERRET(S) | Dog | Bitch | Kit | Cast |
GERBIL(S) | Male | Female | Pup | Horde |
GUINEA PIG(S) | Boar | Sow | Pup | Group |
HAMSTER(S) | Male | Female | Pup | Horde |
RABBIT(S) | Buck | Doe | Kit / Bunny | Colony |
RAT(S) | Buck | Doe | Kitten / Pup | Nest |
BIRDS | ||||
BUDGERIGAR(S) | Hen | Cock | Chick | Flock |
CANARY (CANARIES) | Hen | Cock | Chick | Flock |
COCKATIEL(S) | Hen | Cock | Chick | Flock |
COCKATOO(S) | Hen | Cock | Chick | Flock |
PARROT(S) | Hen | Cock | Chick | Flock |
INSECTS | ||||
SPIDER(S) | Male | Female | Spider-ling | Cluster |
FISH | ||||
GOLDFISH | Male | Female | Fry | Shoal |
REPTILES | ||||
SNAKE(S) | Male | Female | Baby | Nest |
Animal Sounds
Animals make unique sounds, and some of these sounds have their own word. The internet giant Twitter is a wordplay on numerous bird-related idioms. Its founder -Dorsey has explained the origin of the “Twitter” title: …we came across the word “twitter”, and it was just perfect. The definition was “a short burst of inconsequential information“, and “chirps from birds”. Do you need to learn these? Probably not, but you never know, one day you might thank us.
Bees buzz. |
Birds sing or tweet. Some birds caw. |
Cats go miaow. They purr when they’re happy. |
Cockerels crow, or go cock-a-doodle-doo. |
Cows go moo. |
Dogs bark or go woof woof. They growl when they’re angry. |
Donkeys bray, or go heehaw. |
Ducks quack. |
Flies buzz. |
Frogs croak or go ribbit. |
Geese honk. |
Goats bleat. |
Hens cluck. |
Horses neigh. |
Mice squeak. |
Pigs oink or grunt or squeal. |
Sheep bleat or go baa. |
Snakes hiss. |
Toads croak. |
Animal Vocabulary List
1. Amphibians
- frog
- frogspawn
- newt
- tadpole
- toad
2. Arachnids
- harvestman
- scorpion
- spider
- tarantula
3. Birds
- albatross
- biddy
- blackbird
- canary
- crow
- cuckoo
- dove,
- pigeon
- duck
- eagle
- falcon
- finch
- flamingo
- goose
- gull
- hawk
- jackdaw
- jay
- kestrel
- kookaburra
- mallard
- nightingale
- nuthatch
- ostrich
- owl
- parakeet
- parrot
- peacock
- pelican
- penguin
- pheasant
- piranha
- raven
- robin
- rooster
- sparrow
- stork
- swallow
- swan
- swift
- tit
- turkey
- vulture
- woodpecker
- wren
4. Butterflies
- peacock butterfly
- red admiral
- silkworm
- swallowtail
5. Fishes and Marine Animals
- barbel
- carp
- cod
- crab
- eel
- goldfish
- haddock
- halibut
- jellyfish
- lobster
- perch
- pike
- plaice
- ray
- salmon
- sawfish
- scallop
- shark
- shell
- shrimp
- trout
6. Insects
- ant
- aphid
- bee
- beetle
- bumblebee
- caterpillar
- cockroach
- dragonfly
- flea
- fly
- gadfly
- grasshopper
- ladybug
- larva
- louse (pl. lice)
- maggot
- midge
- moth
- nymph
- wasp
7. Mammals
- anteater
- antelope
- armadillo
- badger
- bat
- bear
- beaver
- bullock
- camel
- chimpanzee
- dachshund
- deer, hart
- dolphin
- elephant
- elk , moose
- fox
- gazelle
- gerbil
- giraffe
- goat
- grizzly bear
- guinea pig
- hamster
- hare
- hare
- hedgehog
- horse
- hyena
- lion
- llama
- lynx
- mammoth
- marmot
- mink
- mole
- mongoose
- mouse
- mule
- otter
- panda
- pig, hog
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- pony
- porcupine
- prairie dog
- puma
- racoon
- rat
- reindeer
- rhinoceros
- seal
- seal
- sheep
- skunk
- sloth
- squirrel
- tiger
- weasel
- whale
- wolf
- zebra
8. Molluscs, Mollusks
- slug
- snail
9. Reptiles
- blindworm
- boa
- anaconda
- chameleon
- constrictor snake
- copperhead
- coral snake
- cottonmouth
- crocodile
- diamondback rattlesnake
- gecko
- iguana
- lizard
- Mojave rattlesnake
- poisonous / venomous snake
- python
- salamander
- saurian
- sea snake
- sidewinder
- snake
- Southern Pacific rattlesnake
- tortoise, turtle
10. Worms
- tapeworm
- leech
- earthworm
- round worm
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