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samedi 24 octobre 2015

Animals in English II


Animal Vocabulary


animalpluralmalefemaleyoungcollective term
antantswinged male, anerqueen, workerantlinga colony of ants, an army of ants
batbatsmalefemalepupa cloud of bats, a colony of bats
bearbearsboarsowcuba sleuth of bears, a sloth of bears
beebeesdronequeen, workerlarva, schadon, fry (plural noun)a hive of bees, a swarm of bees
birdbirdscockhennestling, fledglinga flock of birds, a flight of birds (in the air)
buffalobuffalo, buffalloes, buffaloesbullcowcalfa herd of buffalo
catcatstomqueenkittena clutter of cats
chickenchickensroosterhenchicka brood of chickens, a flock of chickens
cowcattlebullcowcalfa herd of cattle
dogdogsdogbitchpuppy, pupa pack of dogs
dolphindolphinsbullcowpupa school of dolphins
duckducksdrakeduckducklinga raft of ducks
elephantelephantsbullcowcalfa herd of elephants
fishfish, fishesmalefemalefry (plural noun)a school of fish
foxfoxesdog, reynardvixencuba troop of foxes, an earth of foxes
frogfrogsmalefemaletadpole, frogletan army of frogs, a colony of frogs
goosegeesegandergoosegoslinga flock of geese, a gaggle of geese
goatgoatsbilly (domestic), evecnannykida flock of goats, a herd of goats
horsehorsesstallion, colt (young)mare, filly (young)foala herd of horses, a team of horses (in harness), a string of horses (for racing)
kangarookangaroosbuckdoejoeya mob of kangaroos, a troop of kangaroos
lionlionslionlionesscuba pride of lions
monkeymonkeysmalefemaleinfanta troop of monkeys
owlowlsmalefemaleowleta parliament of owls
oxoxenbull, steer (castrated)cowcalfa herd of oxen, a drove of oxen (when driven in a group), a team of oxen (in harness)
penguinpenguinsmalefemalechicka colony of penguins
personpeoplemanwomanbaby, infanta crowd of people
pigpigsboarsowsuckling, pigleta herd of pigs, a flock of pigs
rabbitrabbitsbuckdoebunny, bunny rabbita colony of rabbits, a nest of rabbits, a warren of rabbits (strictly, where they live)
sheepsheepramewelamba flock of sheep
tigertigerstigertigresscub, whelpa streak of tigers
whalewhalesbullcowcalfa school of whales, a shoal of whales, a pod of whales (smaller groups)
wolfwolvesdogbitchcuba pack of wolves, a herd of wolves
zebrazebra, zebrasstallionmarefoala cohort of zebra, a herd of zebra
Source: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/animal-terms.htm

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