1.6 Animal

Use this domain for general words referring to animals.

OMC Codes: 
136 Fauna
Louw Nida Codes: 
4 Animals
  • What general words refer to all animals?
    animal, fauna, creature, critter, organism, wildlife
  • 1.6.1 Types of animals

    Use this domain for words describing types of animals. Use a book of pictures to identify each species and its scientific name. This section is organized according to the scientific, biological classification of animals. It may not correspond to the local classification of animals (folk taxonomy), which are often based on how people relate to animals (tame/wild, edible/work). Use this domain for words referring to large classes of animals that do not correspond to the scientific classification. For instance this would be the place for a word like 'flying animal', which includes birds, bats, and flying insects.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4A Animals
  • What words refer to types of animals?
    phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, chordate, vertebrate, invertebrate, crustacean, rodent, insect, arthropod, mollusk, echidna, protozoa, protozoan, protozoon, amebic, amoeba, bacteriophage, cold-blooded, warm-blooded, multicellular, single-celled, unicellular, microorganism, germ, virus, viral, purebred, hybrid, quadruped, biped, two-footed, four-footed, diurnal, nocturnal, beast, brute, vermin, varmint, albino
  • What words refer to wild animals?
    wild (animal), untamed, feral, wildlife, beast
  • What words refer to tame animals?
    tame (animal), tamed, domesticated, livestock, pet
  • What words refer to the process of taming an animal?
    tame, domesticate, break (a horse)
  • What words refer to animals that eat certain things?
    carnivore, carnivorous, meat eater, meat eating, predator, predatory, insectivore, insectivorous, herbivore, herbivorous, plant eating, omnivore, omnivorous, scavenger, parasite
  • What words refer to whether or not an animal can be eaten?
    edible, non-edible, clean, unclean, kosher
  • What words refer to where an animal lives?
    amphibian, aquatic, arboreal, barnyard, tropical
  • 1.6.1.1 Mammal

    Use this domain for general words referring to mammals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia).

    OMC Codes: 
    136f Mammals
  • What general words refer to mammals?
    mammal, mammalian, animal
  • 1.6.1.1.1 Primate

    Use this domain for primates (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Primates).

  • What general words refer to primates?
    primate, ape, monkey, anthropoid
  • What species of primates are there?
    baboon, capuchin, chimpanzee, colobus, gibbon, gorilla, langur, lemur, orangutan, macaque, mandrill, marmoset, rhesus, ringtail
  • 1.6.1.1.2 Carnivore

    Use this domain for carnivores--meat-eating animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora).

  • What general words refer to carnivores?
    carnivore, meat eater, meat eating
  • What animals are in the dog family?
    dog, wolf, coyote, fox, jackal, wild-dog, dingo
  • What animals are in the cat family?
    cat, lion, lioness, leopard, leopardess, genet, wild-cat, bobcat, cheetah, tiger, tigress, lynx, wildcat, cougar, panther, puma, jaguar, jaguarundi, ocelot, caracal
  • What animals are in the bear family?
    bear, grizzly, koala, panda, polar bear
  • What animals are in the weasel family?
    weasel, ermine, ferret, marten, mink, otter, polecat, skunk, stoat
  • What animals are in the sable family?
    sable, wolverine
  • What animals are in the civet cat family?
    civet cat, mongoose
  • What other carnivores are there?
    hyena, raccoon, coon,
  • 1.6.1.1.3 Hoofed animals

    Use this domain for even-toed hoofed animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla), odd-toed hoofed animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Perissodactyla), and elephants (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Proboscidea).

  • What general words refer to hoofed animals?
    ungulate, herbivore, clean animal, ruminant
  • What species of two-toed hoofed animals are there?
    cattle, cow, goat, sheep, alpaca, antelope, bighorn sheep, bison, buffalo, camel, carabao, caribou, chamois, deer, stag, buck, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, gazelle, gemsbok, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, ibex, kudu, llama, moose, musk ox, okapi, oryx, pronghorn, reindeer, roe, roebuck, sable antelope, sambar, springbok, steenbok, wildebeest, yak
  • What species of four-toed hoofed animals are there?
    pig, hog, warthog, peccary, javelina, hippopotamus
  • What species of odd-toed hoofed animals are there?
    horse, donkey, zebra, tapir, rhinoceros, elephant, pachyderm, onager
  • 1.6.1.1.4 Rodent

    Use this domain for rodents--gnawing animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia), insect eating animals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Insectivora), rabbits (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Lagomorpha), and hyraxes (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Hyracoidea).

  • What general words refer to rodents?
    rodent
  • What species of rodent are there?
    rat, mouse, squirrel, chipmunk, marmot, beaver, porcupine, capybara, cavy, chinchilla, coypu, gerbil, gopher, hamster, lemming, muskrat, vole, woodchuck
  • What species of insect eating animals are there?
    mole, shrew, hedgehog
  • What species of rabbit are there?
    rabbit, cottontail, hare, pika
  • What species of hyrax are there?
    hyrax, coney, dassy
  • 1.6.1.1.5 Marsupial

    Use this domain for marsupials (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Marsupialia). Marsupials carry their young in a pouch.

  • What general words refer to marsupials?
    marsupial
  • What species of marsupials are there?
    opossum, possum, kangaroo, wallaby, Tasmanian devil, wombat
  • 1.6.1.1.6 Anteater, aardvark

    Use this domain for mammals with few or no teeth--anteaters (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Edentata), pangolins (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Pholidota), aardvarks (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Tubulidentata), and platypus--mammals that lay eggs (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Monotremata).

  • What species of anteaters are there?
    anteater, sloth, armadillo
  • What species of pangolin are there?
    pangolin, scaly anteater
  • What words refer to the aardvark?
    aardvark
  • What species of mammals lay eggs?
    duckbill platypus, spiny anteater
  • 1.6.1.1.7 Sea mammal

    Use this domain for mammals that live in the sea--whales and dolphins (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Cetacea), seals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Pinnipedia), and sea cows (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Sirenia).

  • What general words refer to sea mammals?
    cetacean, pinniped
  • What species of whales and dolphins are there?
    whale, sperm whale, killer whale, blue whale, right whale, dolphin, porpoise
  • What species of seals are there?
    seal, walrus, sea lion
  • What species of sea cow are there?
    sea cow, manatee
  • 1.6.1.1.8 Bat

    Use this domain for bats--flying mammals (phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Chiroptera).

  • What general words refer to bats?
    bat
  • What types of bats are there?
    fruit bat, vampire bat
  • 1.6.1.2 Bird

    Use this domain for birds (phylum Chordata, class Aves).

    OMC Codes: 
    136i Bird
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4B Birds
  • What general words refer to birds?
    bird, fowl, poultry
  • What words refer to kinds of birds?
    bird of prey, songbird, flightless bird, flying, water bird, arboreal, domesticated, insectivorous, migratory, nocturnal, oceanic, predator, raptor, seabird, songbird, shorebird, waterfowl
  • What species of bird are there?
    accipiter, accipitrine, anhinga, albatross, aquiline, auk, avocet, bittern, blackbird, blackcap, bluebird, blue jay, bobolink, bobwhite, booby, brant, bullfinch, bunting, bustard, buteo, buzzard, canary, caracara, cardinal, cassowary, catbird, chat, chickadee, chicken, cock, cockatoo, cormorant, condor, coot, crane, crepuscular, crow, cuckoo, curlew, cygnet, dove, drake, duck, duckling, dunlin, eagle, eaglet, egret, eider, emu, erne, falcon, fieldfare, finch, flamingo, flicker, flycatcher, fulmar, gallinule, gander, gannet, gnatcatcher, goatsucker, godwit, goldfinch, goose, goshawk, gosling, grackle, grebe, grouse, gull, gyrfalcon, hawk, hen, heron, hoopoe, hummingbird, ibis, jackdaw, jaeger, jay, junco, kea, kingbird, kingfisher, kite, kittiwake, kiwi, lapwing, lark, loon, lovebird, lyrebird, macaw, magpie, mallard, martin, merganser, mew, moa, mockingbird, myna, mynah, nighthawk, nightjar, nonpasserine, nuthatch, oriole, oscine, osprey, ostrich, owl, parakeet, passerine, parrot, partridge, peacock, peafowl, peahen, peewit, pelican, penguin, peregrine, petrel, pewee, pewit, phalarope, pheasant, pigeon, pintail, pipit, plover, ptarmigan, puffin, quail, quetzal, rail, ratite, raven, redbird, rhea, ricebird, ringdove, robin, rooster, rook, runner, sandpiper, sapsucker, scoter, seagull, shearwater, shelduck, siskin, skua, snipe, snowbird, sparrow, spoonbill, squab, starling, stilt, stork, swallow, swan, swift, tailorbird, tanager, teal, tern, thrasher, thrush, tit, titmouse, towhee, trumpeter, tumbler, turkey, turnstone, turtledove, vireo, vulture, vulturine, wading, warbler, waxwing, weaverbird, whistler, willet, woodcock, woodpecker, wren, yellowhammer, yellowlegs, yellowthroat
  • What words describe birds?
    long-necked, short-necked, long-winged, zygodactyl
  • 1.6.1.3 Reptile

    Use this domain for general words referring to reptiles (phylum Chordata, class Reptilia).

    OMC Codes: 
    136h Reptile
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4D Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'
  • What general words refer to reptiles?
    reptile, reptilian
  • 1.6.1.3.1 Snake

    Use this domain for words related to snakes.

  • What general words refer to snakes?
    snake, serpent
  • What types of snakes are there?
    constrictor, poisonous
  • What species of snake are there?
    rattlesnake, python, boa, anaconda, cobra, viper, mamba, sea snake, adder, anaconda, asp, boa, bushmaster, cobra, copperhead, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, mamba, water moccasin, python, racer, rattler, rattlesnake, sidewinder, viper
  • 1.6.1.3.2 Lizard

    Use this domain for words related to lizards.

  • What general words refer to lizards?
    lizard
  • What species of lizard are there?
    chameleon, agama lizard, skink, gecko, monitor lizard, iguana
  • 1.6.1.3.3 Turtle

    Use this domain for words related to turtles.

  • What general words refer to turtles?
    turtle (water), tortoise (land)
  • What species of turtles are there?
    box turtle, leatherback, snapping turtle, Galapagos tortoise, terrapin
  • 1.6.1.3.4 Crocodile

    Use this domain for words referring to crocodiles.

  • What species of crocodiles are there?
    alligator, caiman, crocodile
  • 1.6.1.4 Amphibian

    Use this domain for amphibians (phylum Chordata, class Amphibia).

    OMC Codes: 
    136g Amphibian, worm
  • What general words refer to amphibians?
    frog (water), toad (land), amphibian
  • What species of amphibians are there?
    bullfrog, tree frog, horned toad, mud puppy, newt, salamander, eft
  • What words refer to a baby amphibian?
    tadpole
  • 1.6.1.5 Fish

    Use this domain for fish (phylum Chordata, class Osteichthyes).

    OMC Codes: 
    136j Fish and Mollusk
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4E Fishes and Other Sea Creatures
  • What general words refer to animals that live in the water?
    fish, water animal, sea creature
  • What species of freshwater fish are there?
    trout, minnow, catfish, mudfish, perch
  • What species of saltwater fish are there?
    anchovy, barracuda, bass, blackfish, bonefish, bream, carp, cod, codfish, crappie, darter, flatfish, flounder, gar, garfish, garpike, goldfish, grouper, guppy, halibut, herring, lungfish, mackerel, marlin, pickerel, pike, piranha, pollack, pompano, sailfish, salmon, sardine, sea horse, shad, sole, spearfish, sturgeon, sucker, sunfish, swordfish, tarpon, tuna, turbot, whitefish, whiting, wrasse
  • What words refer to the very small animals in the ocean?
    plankton
  • What words describe where a fish lives?
    freshwater, saltwater, pelagic, marine, aquatic
  • What words describe fish?
    bony, finned, jawed, jawless, lobe-finned, poisonous, snouted
  • 1.6.1.6 Shark, ray

    Use this domain for sharks and rays--animals with cartilage instead of bones (phylum Chordata, class Chondrichthyes), and eels (phylum Chordata, class Cyclostomata).

    OMC Codes: 
    136j Fish and Mollusk
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4E Fishes and Other Sea Creatures
  • What types of sharks and rays are there?
    shark, ray, stingray, skate, chimera
  • What types of eels are there?
    eel, electric eel, slime eel, hagfish, lamprey
  • What words describe sharks and rays?
    cartilaginous, ray-finned, soft finned
  • 1.6.1.7 Insect

    Use this domain for the names of insect species (phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta). Note that insects have six legs and spiders have eight legs. However some languages may not distinguish insects from spiders and may use other characteristics to sub-divide the Arthropods.

    OMC Codes: 
    136k Insect
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4C Insects
  • What general words refer to insects?
    insect, bug
  • What species of insects are there?
    ant, army ant, armyworm, bedbug, bee, beetle, bluebottle fly, botfly, bristletail, bumblebee, butterfly, carpenter bee, chigger, cicada, cockroach, cricket, daddy longlegs, damselfly, deerfly, dragonfly, dung beetle, earwig, firefly, flea, fly, glowworm, gnat, grasshopper, hawkmoth, hellgramite, honeybee, hornet, horsefly, housefly, inchworm, jigger, katydid, ladybug, leafhopper, lice, locust, long-horned beetle, louse, mantis, mayfly, midge, millipede, mite, monarch butterfly, mosquito, moth, mud wasp, nit, praying mantis, roach, sawfly, scarab, silkworm, silverfish, stinkbug, swallowtail, termite, tick, tsetse fly, tumblebug, walking stick, wasp, weevil, wiggler, wriggler
  • What special kinds of workers exist within an insect colony?
    queen (ant, bee), worker, drone (bee), soldier
  • What words describe insects?
    borer, carnivorous, cosmopolitan, crawling, creeping, diurnal, dauber, flying, hopper, hopping, insectile, larva, larval, nocturnal, pest, predacious, predator, pupa, queen, segmented, stinging, two-winged, venomous, winged, wingless
  • 1.6.1.8 Spider

    Use this domain for spiders (phylum Arthropoda, class Arachnida). Note that insects have six legs and spiders have eight legs. However some languages may not distinguish insects from spiders and may use other characteristics to sub-divide the Arthropods.

  • What general words refer to spiders?
    spider, arachnid
  • What species of spiders are there?
    black widow, brown recluse, tarantula, wolf spider, scorpion, tick, mite
  • What words refer to spider webs?
    spider web, cobweb, web, spin, silk
  • 1.6.1.9 Small animals

    Use this domain for the names of worms, animals with shells, and other animals that do not fit into any of the other categories.

    OMC Codes: 
    136g Amphibian, worm
    136j Fish and Mollusk
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    4E Fishes and Other Sea Creatures
  • What general words refer to small animals such as worms?
    worm, shellfish
  • What words refer to one-celled animals (phylum Protozoa)?
    bacteria, germ, virus
  • What words refer to sponges? (phylum Porifera)?
    sponge
  • What words refer to water animals with tentacles (phylum Coelenterata)?
    coral, sea anemone, Portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish, hydra, medusa
  • What words refer to flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes)?
    flatworm, liver fluke, intestinal worm, tapeworm
  • What words refer to roundworms (phylum Nematoda)?
    roundworm, hookworm, pinworm
  • What words refer to rotifers (phylum Rotifera)?
    rotifer
  • What words refer to mollusks (phylum Mollusca)?
    mollusk, snail, slug, abalone, oyster, scallop, mussel, clam, nautilus, cuttlefish, octopus, squid, conch
  • What words refer to segmented worms (phylum Annelida)?
    segmented worm, earthworm, leech
  • What words refer to walking worms (phylum Onychophora)?
    velvet worm, walking worm
  • What words refer to crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea)?
    crustacean, shrimp, barnacle, pill bug, lobster, crab, crawfish, crayfish
  • What words refer to centipedes--animals with a body with many segments and two legs on each segment (phylum Arthropoda, class Chilopoda)?
    centipede
  • What words refer to millipedes--animals with a body with many segments and four legs on each segment (phylum Arthropoda, class Diplopoda)?
    millipede
  • What words refer to horseshoe crabs (phylum Arthropoda, class Merostomata)?
    horseshoe crab
  • What words refer to brachiopods--animals with two shells and two arms (phylum Brachiopoda)?
    brachiopod, lampshell
  • What words refer to animals with spiny skins (phylum Echinodermata)?
    echinoderm, sea cucumber, sea urchin, sand dollar, sea star, starfish, brittle star
  • What words refer to arrow worms (phylum Chaetognatha)?
    arrow worm
  • 1.6.2 Parts of an animal

    Use this domain for the parts of animals, especially those of mammals.

    OMC Codes: 
    136a Parts
  • What general words refer to the parts of an animal?
    animal body parts
  • What are the parts of the head?
    head, ear, eye, nose, muzzle, maw, snout, trunk (of an elephant), proboscis, mouth, tooth, fang , tusk, tongue, neck, horn, antler, dewlap,
  • What are the parts of the torso?
    chest, back, belly, rump, croup, tail, switch, udder, flank, brisket, teat, hindquarters,
  • What are the parts of the legs?
    foreleg, forefoot, forepaw, forelimb, hind leg, hind limb, hoof, paw, claw, hock, fetlock, haunch, pastern, shank, stifle,
  • What are the parts of the skin and hair?
    fur, wool, fleece, forelock, mane, hide, skin, meat, pelt, whisker, sheepskin, goatskin, leather,
  • What are the internal parts of an animal?
    skull, second stomach (for cows, goats, sheep), spinal cord, lung, heart, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidney
  • What are the parts of sea mammals?
    whale flukes, flipper, blubber, baleen, blow hole,
  • 1.6.2.1 Parts of a bird

    Use this domain for the parts of a bird, but not general parts that belong to all animals.

  • What are the parts of a bird?
    feather, feathered, plumage, plume, quill, down, wing, winged, wing tip, beak, bill, cockscomb (rooster's red crest), wattles (rooster's red flap of skin under beak), crop, gizzard, claw, talon, egg, eggshell, egg tooth, craw, gullet, spur,
  • 1.6.2.2 Parts of a reptile

    Use this domain for the parts of a reptile.

  • What are the parts of reptiles?
    scale, snakeskin, fang, rattle (of rattlesnake), coil, egg tooth,
  • What are the parts of a turtle?
    shell
  • What words refer to a snake's poison?
    venom, venomous, poison, poisonous
  • 1.6.2.3 Parts of a fish

    Use this domain for the parts of a fish.

  • What are the parts of fish?
    scale, scaly, fin, tail fin, dorsal fin, gill, guts, slime, slimy, fishy smell
  • 1.6.2.4 Parts of an insect

    Use this domain for the parts of an insect.

  • What are the parts of insects?
    head, abdomen, thorax, carapace, exoskeleton, wing, horn, stinger, sting, segment, antenna, feeler, forewing, proboscis, compound eye, spinneret,
  • 1.6.2.5 Parts of small animals

    Use this domain for the parts of small animals.

  • What are the parts of shellfish?
    shell, mother of pearl, mantle, foot, swimmeret,
  • What are the parts of worms?
    segment
  • What are the parts of an octopus or squid?
    tentacle, sucker, appendage,
  • 1.6.3 Animal life cycle

    Use this domain for words related to the life cycle of an animal.

    OMC Codes: 
    136b Growth Stages
  • What words refer to an animal giving birth?
    give birth, embryo, multiply, propagate, reproduce, calve, calving, drop, kid, lambing, lay, spawn, spawning grounds, whelp
  • What words refer to a young animal?
    young, puppy, cub, foal, kid, kitten, lamb, litter, chick, brood, fledgling, larva, roe
  • What words refer to the sexual behavior of animals?
    mate, harem, breed
  • What words refer to the life cycle of insects?
    cocoon, chrysalis, pupa, pupal stage, maggot, grub, larva, larval, caterpillar, nymph
  • What words refer to animals such as snakes, birds, and insects shedding their skin?
    shed (skin), molt (feathers)
  • What words refer to animals growing fur, feathers, or new skin?
    molt, shed, down, fledge,
  • 1.6.3.1 Egg

    Use this domain for words related to eggs.

  • What words refer to an egg?
    egg
  • What types of eggs are there?
    bird egg, reptile egg, insect egg
  • What are the parts of an egg?
    shell, eggshell, yoke, white, membrane, embryo
  • What is a baby bird called?
    chick, baby bird, hatchling
  • What do birds do to eggs?
    lay, sit on, incubate, roust, turn, fertilize
  • Where do birds lay their eggs?
    nest
  • What is a group of eggs called?
    clutch
  • How do baby birds get out of their egg?
    hatch, peck its way out of the egg
  • What words are used for opening an egg?
    crack, break, smash
  • What words are used to describe a bad egg?
    rotten, cracked, broken
  • 1.6.4 Animal actions

    Use this domain for actions of animals.

  • What words refer to the ability of an animal to do something without learning it?
    instinct, instinctive
  • What words refer to animals hunting?
    hunt, stalk, prey
  • What words refer to animals sleeping during the winter?
    hibernate
  • What do birds do?
    roost, (hen) gathers chicks
  • What do snakes do?
    strike, coil, crush (prey), sun (themselves), venom,
  • What do fish do?
    spawn, lay eggs
  • What do insects do?
    sting, collect nectar
  • 1.6.4.1 Animal movement

    Use this domain for ways in which animals move. Only include words specific for the movement of animals. For the movement of people use the domains under Movement. It is necessary to think through how each type of animal moves, especially the important ones.

    OMC Codes: 
    136c Movements
  • How do mammals move?
    gallop, trot, hop, crawl, fly, soar
  • How do cows move?
    walk, trot, wander, lie down, charge
  • How do dogs move?
    trot, run, wag its tail
  • How do horses move?
    run, gallop, trot, canter, buck, kick, race, charge
  • How do lions move?
    walk, stalk, charge, run down, prowl
  • How do whales move?
    breach
  • How do birds move?
    fly, flutter, soar, dive, swoop, bank, turn, (hummingbird) hover, hop, roost, hang in the air, ride the wind, alight, land
  • How do snakes move?
    slither, glide
  • How do fish move?
    swim, leap
  • How do insects move?
    fly, hover, dive-bomb, crawl
  • How do worms move?
    crawl, inch along, creep
  • What words refer to the annual migration of animals?
    migrate, migration, fly south
  • What words refer to animals moving in a group?
    herd (v), flock (v), swarm (v), herd instinct, fly in formation, move as a herd,
  • What words refer to animal tracks?
    track,
  • 1.6.4.2 Animal eating

    Use this domain for words referring to animals eating. Because animals often eat in very different ways from people, many languages will have words that are specific to the way an animal eats.

  • How do mammals eat?
    graze, feed, chew the cud
  • How do carnivores eat?
    devour, gorge, tear (prey)
  • How do birds eat?
    peck,
  • How do snakes eat?
    swallow
  • How do insects eat?
    suck blood, bloodsucking, chew (holes in leaves)
  • 1.6.4.3 Animal sounds

    Use this domain for the sounds animals make. It is necessary to think through the sounds each type of animal makes, especially the important ones.

    OMC Codes: 
    136d Sounds
  • What general words refer to the sounds of animals?
    cry, call, scream,
  • What sounds do cows make?
    moo, low, bellow, snort
  • What sounds do horses make?
    neigh, whinny, bray (donkey),
  • What sounds do sheep make?
    baa, bleat
  • What sounds do pigs make?
    grunt, snort, squeal,
  • What sounds do dogs make?
    bark, bay, howl, yap, growl, snap, snarl, whimper, whine, woof woof, yelp, yowl,
  • What sounds do cats make?
    meow, mew, caterwaul, hiss, purr
  • What sounds do lions make?
    roar
  • What sounds do mice make?
    squeak,
  • What sounds do birds make?
    sing, song, cry, call, birdcall, birdsong, caw (crow), chatter, cheep, chirp, coo (dove), gaggle, gobble (turkey), honk (goose), hoot (owl), peep, quack (duck), screech, squawk, trill, trumpet, tweet, twitter, warble, whir, whistle,
  • What sounds do chickens make?
    cackle, cluck, crow, cockle doodle doo
  • What sounds do snakes make?
    hiss, rattle
  • What noises do frogs make?
    croak, rivet
  • What sounds do crocodiles make?
    roar
  • What sounds do fish make?
    splash
  • What sounds do insects make?
    buzz, chirp, chirr, drone, whine, gnaw
  • 1.6.5 Animal home

    Use this domain for animal homes. It is necessary to think through the homes of each type of animal, especially the important ones.

    OMC Codes: 
    136e Homes
  • What general words refer to where an animal lives?
    habitat, the wild
  • Where do mammals live?
    den, hole, burrow, molehill
  • What other places do mammals use?
    wallow, hunting grounds, watering hole, pasture, range, trail
  • Where do birds live?
    nest, birds nest, perch, range
  • Where do snakes live?
    snake pit, den of vipers, snake hole
  • Where do fish live (other than water, lake, and ocean)?
    spawning grounds
  • Where do insects live?
    anthill, ants nest, termite mound, termite hill, hive, beehive, bee's wax, honeycomb, spider web, cocoon, trail (of ants)
  • Where do spiders live?
    spider web, cobweb
  • Where do worms live?
    wormhole
  • 1.6.6 Animal group

    Use this domain for words referring to groups of animals.

  • What words refer to a group of mammals?
    herd (of cattle), drove (of cattle), kennel (of dogs), pack (of dogs), pride (of lions), pod (of whales)
  • What words refer to a group of birds?
    flock (of birds), bevy, colony, covey, flight, flock, gaggle
  • What words refer to a group of fish?
    school (of fish), shoal
  • What is a group of insects called?
    swarm (of insects), plague of locusts
  • What is a group of small animals called?
    culture
  • What words refer to the leader of a group of animals?
    alpha male
  • What words refer to the followers in a group of animals?
    harem
  • What words refer to a group of baby animals?
    brood, clutch (of eggs), kit, litter (of kittens), farrow (of pigs)
  • What other words relate to groups of animals?
    herd instinct
  • 1.6.7 Male and female animals

    Use this domain for words referring to male and female animals. Most languages have special words for the male and female of a species only for domesticated animals. Sometimes there will be a word for the male and not the female, and vice versa (male dog, bitch). Sometimes the word for one is also used generically
    (cow for both female and generic).

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    9B Males
    9C Females
  • What words refer to a male or female animal?
    male, female, bitch, tom, tomcat, bull, bullock, cow, heifer, ram, ewe, billy goat, nanny goat, boar, sow, stallion, mare, filly, stag, buck, hart, doe, vixen, lioness, tigress, bull elephant, rooster, cock, hen, drake, peacock, peahen