Animal Terms Page 4
Animal/Plant |
Baby |
Male |
Female |
Group |
Other Interesting Terms |
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Vermin |
Young |
Male |
Female |
Skulk |
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Vicuna |
Cria |
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Herd |
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Viper |
Snakelet |
Male |
Female |
Nest |
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Vulture |
Chick |
Cock |
Hen |
Colony |
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Wallaby |
Joey |
Jack |
Jill |
Mob |
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Walrus |
Pup |
Bull |
Cow |
Pod/Herd |
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Waterdog |
Axolotl |
Male |
Female |
Group |
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Weasel |
Kit |
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Whale |
Calf |
Bull |
Cow |
Pod/Gam/ |
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Widgeon |
Duckling |
Drake |
Duck |
Company |
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Wild Boar |
Boarlet |
Boar |
Sow |
Sounder |
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Wildfowl |
Chick |
Cock |
Hen |
Plump |
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Wolf |
Pup, Whelp |
Dog |
Bitch |
Pack/Rout |
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Wombat |
Joey |
Jack |
Jill |
Warren |
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Woodcock |
Chick |
Rooster |
Hen |
Fall |
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Woodpecker |
Chick |
Cock |
Hen |
Descent |
AKA Speck, Cries=Yikes |
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Wren |
Chick |
Cock |
Jenny |
Flock |
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Yak |
Calf |
Bull |
Cow |
Herd |
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Zebra |
Foal |
Stallion |
Mare |
Herd/Crossing |
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Zorilla |
Kit |
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| General Terms: (Refers to most animals) Last of litter = wallydrag Smallest (or stunted) of litter = runt Premature or aborted fetus = slink Jack may mean 'small' and sometimes means 'male' Misc. Terms: Other Names, etc.: Warbler aka whitethroat Miller=young of spotted flycatcher or male of whitethroat Gid=jacksnipe Young guinea fowl - keet Pochard = male=pochard, female=dunker or dunbird Female merganser=dun diver; male=goosander stib aka dunlin dunkadoo aka bittern dunnock=hedgesparrow Katogle aka eagleowl frowl aka guillemot Insectia and other Creepy Crawlies (LOL) There are several terms for the various developmental stages of invertebrates and we include just a few for your interest: Mayfly larva = caddis Blow Fly Larva = Mad or Mawk Grub or Maggot = Mathe Locust larva = bruke Dragonfly Larva = nymph Damselfly and Sawfly nymph=naiad Tapeworm larva = coenurus Nemotode or fluke larva = cercaria Termite soldier specialized for nest repair=nasute Larva of agrotis moth = cutworm Sea Urchin Larva = pluteus Jellyfish first stages: polyp, medusa Larva of certain marine worms, clams, snails = trochophore Silkwork cocoon=dupion Sawfly larva=currant worm Ghost Moth larva = otter Retal moth larva = hickory horned devil Froghopper larva = brock Larval stages of trematode worm=marita, hydatid,redia, procercoid Juvenile stage of protozoa=tomite Hybrids: Domestic cow x yak = zobo Horse x zebra = zorse Pony x zebra = zoney Donkey x zebra = zedonk Tiger x Lion = Tigon or Liger |