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