List of animal names
This lists various names animals can have:
Note: there are often multiple names that can apply in each situation. Here are some of the more common.
See also: List of collective nouns
Notes:
1. A castrated male cow is a steer. A young female cow is a heifer. See cattle for more names.
2. A castrated male horse is a gelding. A male foal is a colt, and a female foal is a filly
3. A group of geese or ducks in flight is a skein.
4. A young female pig is a gilt.
Referenced By
Collective noun | Collective nouns | Collective nouns/All sorted by collective term | Lamb | List of English measure words | List of collective nouns
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