Animals in Language A — Z
Introduction
We not only share this world with other animals but also use the names of those animals in our languages. We use the names of animals in our languages for different purposes – in talking about a person’s character, looks and behaviour – in figures of speech.
This part of the study material is dedicated to our closest relatives on the Earth. Like every other list of words this list is also not complete, but we can go on adding whenever we come across a new or more commonly used name of an animal (the name that has not been included).
All the entries are given a brief profile – the size, shape, height, weight, food, location, etc.; and in the next section, for most of the animals, we are given the specific words that are used for male, female and infant (baby); for some animals, under ‘special features’, we are given what a particular animal is famous for, how it is useful for people and/or for other animals; and for some other animals, under ‘figures of speech’, we are shown with example sentences how those animal names are used in our everyday language usage – in metaphors, similes, proverbs, sayings, etc.
For easy reference, we can click on the letter that corresponds to the first letter of the name of the animal we like to know about in the line of letters of alphabet below. For example, to know about “adder”, we click on the letter ‘a’, and we will see all the names of the animals that begin with the letter ‘a’ given in this study material, and then we can choose the particular animal and click on that name.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Animals starting with letter “A”
aardvark adder albatross alligator alpaca Alsatian amphibian anabas anaconda anchovy
angler fish angora ant ant-cow anteater antelope ape aphid archer fish arachnid
armadillo asp ass auk axolotl aye-aye
Animals starting with letter “B”
baboon badger bandicoot bantam barnacle barracuda bass basset bat beagle
bear beaver bedbug bee beefalo beetle bird bison bitch bittern blackbird black widow
bloodhound blowfly blue whale boa boar boll weevil booby bowerbird brute buck
budgerigar buffalo bug bulbul bull bulldog bullfinch bulldog ant bullock bumblebee
bunting burbot bushdog butterfly buzzard
Animals starting with letter “C”
cahow calf camel canary capybara cardinal caracal carp cassowary cat caterpillar
cattalo catfish cattle centipede cavy chaffinch chameleon chamois cheetah chick
chicken Chihuahua chimpanzee chinchilla chow chub cicada cichlid civet clam
cobra cochineal cock cockatoo cocker spaniel cockle cockroach cod
coelacanth collie Colorado beetle colt conch Congo snake conger eel constrictor coot
coral cormorant corncrake cotton stainer cow coypu crab louse crake crab crane
crayfish cricket croaker crocodile crow cub cuckoo cur curlew cuttlefish
Animals starting with letter “D”
daddy longlegs dam deathwatch beetle deer dickybird dingo dinosaur dipper
Dobermann (Dobermann pinscher) dodo doe dog doggie dogie dolphin
donkey dory dormouse dove dragon dragonfly drake dryopithecine drone duck
duckling dugong dung beetle
Animals starting with letter “E”
eagle earthworm earwig echidna eel egret eider duck eland electric ray electric eel
elephant elk elkhound emu English setter English shepherd ermine ewe
Animals starting with letter “F”
falcon fallow deer ferret filly finback finch firefly fish fisher flatfish flea
flounder fly flying fish flying fox flying squirrel foal fox fox hound fox terrier
Frisian frog fry fur seal
Animals starting with letter “G”
gadfly gamecock gander gannet gazelle giant panda giraffe globe fish glow worm
gnat goat gobbler goldcrest goldfinch goldfish goose gropher gorilla gosling
grampus grasshopper grebe greyhound grouse guacharo gudgeon guinea fowl
guinea pig gull guppy gyrfalcon
Animals starting with letter “H”
hackney haddock hagfish halibut hamster hanuman hare hatchling hatchet fish hawk
hedgehog hedge sparrow heifer hen heron herring hind hippopotamus hobby hog
homing pigeon honeybee honeyguide hookworm hornet horse horsefly hound
humming bird husky hyena hyrax
Animals starting with letter “I”
Ichneumon fly iguana impala insect
Animals starting with letter “J”
jackal jackass jackdaw Jack Dempsey jackrabbit jay jellyfish jerboa jersey jigger
Animals starting with letter “K”
kangaroo kangaroo rat kestrel kid killer whale king cobra kipper kite kitten
kiwi klipspringer koala kookaburra krill
Animals starting with letter “L”
Labrador ladybird lamb lamprey lapdog lapwing lark leatherjacket leech lemming
lemur leopard limpet lion lionfish lizard llama loach lobster locust loon
louse lovebird lynx
Animals starting with letter “M”
macaque macaw mackerel maggot magpie malleefowl mamba mammal mammoth
mandrill maned wolf mantis marabou mare marmoset marsupial marten mason wasp
mastiff merino midge millipede mink minnow moa mocking bird moggy
moke mole molluscs monarch mongoose mongrel monkey monster moo cow
moon calf moose mosquito moth mountain goat mountain lion mouse mouser
mud skipper mule mullet musk deer musk rat mussel mynah
Animals starting with letter “N”
nag nanny goat narwhal nene nestling newt nightingale
Animals starting with letter “O”
octopus Okapi opossum orangutang ortolan ostrich otter otter hound ousel ovenbird
owl owlet ox oyster oyster catcher
Animals starting with letter “P”
pachyderm pack rat painted lady panda pangolin panther parr parrot partridge
peachick peacock peafowl Pekinese pelican penguin peregrine pheasant
pig pigeon pike pilchard piranha plaice platypus plover polar bear polecat
Pomeranian pony pooch poodle porcupine porcupine fish porker porpoise possum
Portuguese man-of-war prairie dog prawn praying mantis proboscis monkey ptarmigan
puffin pug pup puss
Animals starting with letter “Q”
quail
Animals starting with letter “R”
rabbit raccoon rail ram rat ratel rattle snake raven ray razor back red admiral
red deer reindeer remora reptile retriever rhea rhesus rhinoceros roach
road runner robin rodent roe rook rooster
Animals starting with letter “S”
sable fish saiga sailfish salamander salmon sardine scorpion screech owl sea anemone
sea cow sea cucumber sea horse seal sea urchin secretary bird seps serpent shark
shear water sheep sheepshead sheep dog shellfish shrew shrimp Siamese cat silk worm
silver fish skate skimmer skunk skylark slug smelt snail snake snapper snipe
sockeye sow spaniel sparrow sperm whale spider sponge spoonbill sprat springbok
spring peeper squab squid squirrel stag starfish starling St. Bernard steed steer
stingray stoat stork storm petrel stud sturgeon sucking pig sunbird sunfish swallow
swan swift swine swordfish Sydney funnel web
Animals starting with letter “T”
tabby tadpole taipan tapeworm tarantula tarpon Tasmanian devil Tasmanian wolf
tench termite tern terrier thresher thrush Thylacine tick tiger tigon tit toad
tomcat tope tortoise tree kangaroo trout tsetse fly tuna tup turbot turkey
turkey cock turtle turtledove tyke
Animals starting with letter “U”
unicorn
Animals starting with letter “V”
vampire vicuna viper vixen vulture
Animals starting with letter “W”
wagtail wallaby walrus wapiti warbler warthog wasp water buffalo weasel whale
whelk whelp whippet whippoorwill white ant whiting whooping crane wild boar
wildcat wild dog winkle wolf wolverine woodcock woodlouse woodpecker worm
wrasse wren wryneck
Animals starting with letter “Y”
yak yellow jacket
Animals starting with letter “Z”
zebra zoophyte zorro
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