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alley cat - mixed-breed domestic cat, esp. living unowned in city
alter - (vb) neuter a male animal
animal - member of kingdom of living organisms distinguished from plants by their ability to move about independently and to respond quickly to stimuli
antler - branched, bony growth on head of deer and some other mammals, usu. shed annually
ass - domesticated donkey or similar wild species
avian - (adj) of or like a bird
axilla - area under wing of bird
baleen - horny substance attached along upper jaw of certain whales; whalebone
bantam - miniature breed of chicken
bay - brown horse with black mane and tail
beak - bird’s bill, esp. sharp, horny bill of bird of prey
beast - large quadruped, esp. domesticated
biddy - female chicken
bilateral symmetry - body form in which right and left halves of organism are mirror images
bill - hard jaws of a bird, usu. projecting to point
billy goat - male goat
biped - animal that moves on two feet
bitch - female dog
boar - male pig
bovine - (adj) of or like an ox
bronco - wild horse that resists being ridden
brood - offspring from one hatching of bird’s eggs
broody - hen sitting on eggs
broomtail - wild horse
brumby - wild horse (Australia)
buck - male deer, goat, rabbit, or kangaroo
bull - male of various large mammals, esp. cattle
bullock - castrated bull or steer
bunny - Informal. rabbit
calf - young of various large mammals, esp. cattle
calico - domestic cat marked with black, orange, red, and white, usu. female; horse with similar markings
canine - member of family of carnivores including dogs, wolves, and foxes; (adj) of or like a dog
cannibal - animal that feeds on its own species
capon - neutered rooster
carnivore - animal that feeds on other animals
caterpillar - wormlike larva of certain insects, esp. butterflies or moths
cayuse - range horse
chanticleer - rooster
charger - horse ridden in battle or on parade; destrier
chick - young bird, esp. chicken
chordate - member of phylum comprising all true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
claw - sharp, usu. hooked, horny structure or nail on foot of birds and some reptiles and mammals
cloven-foot - mammal with hoof comprising two major toes for support
clutch - group of eggs laid at one time by bird
coat - natural outer covering of wool or fur
cob - male swan
cock - male chicken over one year old
cockerel - male chicken under one year old
colt - male horse before maturity
comb - fleshy protuberance on head of chicken
cony - small rabbit; Biblical term for hyrax
corvine - (adj) of or like a crow
covert - one of small feathers that cover bases of large feathers on wings and tail of bird
cow - female of various large mammals, esp. cattle
creature - animal
crest - comb or feathered tuft on head of animal, usu. bird
critter - Informal. animal
cub - young of various large carnivores, esp. bears
cud - food regurgitated from ruminant’s stomach to be rechewed
cur - mixed-breed dog of little value
cursorial - (adj) having limbs and feet adapted for running
cygnet - young swan
destrier - war-horse; charger
dock - (vb) shorten tail or ears of animal
doe - female deer, rabbit, goat, or kangaroo
dogie - orphaned calf
domestic animal - animal bred and raised in captivity as a pet, to perform work, or for food
draft animal - animal used to pull wagon or plow
drake - male duck
drone - male bee or ant that serves only for reproduction and does no work
duck - esp. female duck
duckling - young duck
eclipse plumage - dull plumage of birds, esp. adult males, that exhibit brilliant nuptial plumage when mating
equine - (adj) of or like a horse
ewe - female sheep
fang - long, pointed canine tooth of carnivores, esp. used to tear flesh
fauna - animals of a specific region or time
fawn - young deer
feather - one of horny shafts with soft branching barbs covering body of bird and comprising wing surface
feline - member of the cat family of carnivores; (adj) of or like a cat
feral - wild animal, esp. domestic animal gone wild
filly - female horse under four years old
fin - winglike membrane on body of fish, used for swimming
fledgling - young bird just beginning to fly
flipper - limb of pinniped or cetacean, broadened and flattened for swimming
foal - young or newborn horse
fowl - poultry
gander - male goose
gelding - neutered male horse
gill - respiratory organ of fish and water animals
gilt - young female pig
gobbler - male turkey
goose - esp. female goose
gosling - young goose
grimalkin - old female cat
hand - unit of linear measure equal to four inches (10.2 cm), used to determine the height of horses
hart - adult male red deer
heat - estrus condition
heifer - young cow
hen - female chicken
hind - adult female red deer
hinny - offspring of a stallion and a jenny
hoof - hard, horny foot of ungulate mammals
horn - hard, hollow, bony, often pointed growth on head of certain hoofed animals; hard substance forming horns and other growths
hound - any dog
incisor - cutting tooth near front of mouth
invertebrate - any animal without a backbone or spinal column
jack - male donkey; jackass
jenny - female donkey
joey - baby kangaroo
jumbuck - sheep (Australia)
keet - guinea fowl chick
kid - young goat
kine - domestic cattle
kitten - young cat
kitty - kitten; pet name for cat
lamb - young sheep
leonine - (adj) of or like a lion
liger - offspring of male lion and female tiger
litter - several offspring from one birth, esp. in mammals
livestock - domestic animals raised on a farm, esp. for profit
lupine - (adj) of or like a wolf
mandibles - upper and lower parts of bird’s bill
mane - long hair growing on animal’s neck, esp. a horse or lion
manx - tailless domestic cat
mare - female horse
marmalade - yellow cat
maverick - unbranded range cow
maw - stomach of ruminant, from which cud is regurgitated
melanism - excess of dark pigmentation in skin, hair, or feathers
minnow - any very small fish, usu. freshwater
mongrel - mixed-breed dog; mutt
mule - sterile hybrid between a horse and donkey, esp. between a mare and jack; any sterile hybrid
mustang - wild horse
mutt - Slang. mongrel
muzzle - projecting portion of head of certain mammals, esp. dogs or horses, comprising mouth, nose, and jaws
nag - broken-down old horse, esp. female; Slang. any horse
nanny goat - female goat
nest - structure made or place chosen for breeding or laying eggs, esp. by birds
nuptial plumage - brilliant plumage exhibited by certain birds, usu. males, during mating season
omnivore - animal that feeds on other animals and plants
palfrey - saddle horse
passerine - (adj) designating any small or medium-sized perching songbird with grasping feet
paw - the foot of any quadruped with claws
peahen - female peafowl
pelt - skin of fur-bearing animal, esp. when stripped from carcass
pen - female swan
piebald - pinto
piglet - young pig
pileum - top of bird’s head from base of bill back to nape
pinto - horse with black and white patches; piebald
piscine - (adj) of or like a fish
plumage - feathers or cluster of feathers on head or body of bird
polled - (adj) hornless
pony - small breed of horse under 14.2 hands high
pooch - Informal. dog, esp. one of mixed breed
porcine - (adj) of or like a pig
pouch - fold of skin on abdomen of female marsupial in which newborn young are carried
poulard - spayed hen
poult - young turkey
poultry - domestic birds kept for meat or eggs; fowl
predator - animal that lives by hunting and feeding on other animals
prehensile tail - tail, as of certain monkeys, used for grasping or seizing
prey - animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator
proboscis - tubular organ, such as elephant’s trunk, used for sucking, food-gathering, or sensing
pullet - female chicken less than one year old
pup - young dog; young seal
puppy - young dog
puss - any cat
pussycat - any cat, esp. one of mixed breed
quadruped - four-legged animal, usu. a mammal
queen - female cat used for breeding; dominant mother bee in hive
quill - stiff wing or tail feathers of bird; spine of porcupine or hedgehog
radial symmetry - body form in which parts are arranged around central axis as mirror images to left and right of plane through that axis, as in coral and jellyfish
ram - male sheep
roan - horse of reddish-brown or black color with thick sprinkling of white
rooster - male chicken; chanticleer
ruminant - cud-chewing mammal with four-chambered stomach
runt - smallest member of litter
saurian - (adj) of or like a lizard
scales - thin, overlapping, rigid plates forming protective covering of most fishes and reptiles and a few mammals
scavenger - animal that feeds on refuse and decaying organic matter
seal point - cat with pale body and dark brown face, ears, tail, and paws
serpentine - (adj) of or like a snake
shoat - pig under one year old
sire - male parent of any quadruped, esp. a horse
snood - fleshy appendage trailing from above the beak of a male turkey
snout - projecting nose and jaws of various mammals
songbird - any common passerine bird that makes musical vocal sounds
sow - female pig
spay - (vb) neuter female animal
spine - sharp, stiff projection from body of a porcupine or from a fish’s fin
squab - fledgling pigeon
stag - male deer
stallion - male horse
steer - neutered bull
stray - lost or abandoned domestic animal
stud - male horse used for breeding
sunfisher - bucking horse, esp. one that falls on its rider
tabby - cat with swirls of dark color on light background, esp. tigerlike stripes
tadpole - larval, gilled stage of amphibious frog
tail - flexible appendage at rear of animal’s body; feathers extending from rump of bird
tetrapod - any four-legged vertebrate, esp. mammals, birds, and reptiles
thoroughbred - racing horse bred by crossing Arabian or Turkish stallion with English mare
tiger - domestic cat with striped tabby markings
tom - male cat or turkey
tortoise shell - hard, mottled, yellow-and-brown shell of some turtles and tortoises; similar coloration of some female cats
trunk - long, flexible snout or proboscis, as on elephant
tusk - one of a pair of very long, large, pointed teeth projecting outside of the mouth of some mammals
ungulate - hoofed mammal
ursine - (adj) of or like a bear
vermin - destructive, disease-carrying insects or small animals
vertebrate - animal with backbone or spinal column, such as mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles
vixen - female fox
vulpine - (adj) of or like a fox
wattle - fleshy protuberance hanging below the head of chicken or turkey.
wether - neutered ram
whalebone - baleen
whelp - young of a dog
wing - either of the feathered forelimbs of a bird, used for flying; forelimb of a flying mammal, formed by membrane stretched between digits
worker - sterile ant or bee that performs work for colony