Animal Terms Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
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Term for a male canine
A
Dog
2
Q
Term for female dog
A
Bitch
3
Q
Term for young canine
A
Puppy
4
Q
An un-weaned puppy
A
Whelp
5
Q
A canine giving birth
A
Whelping
6
Q
A group of canines
A
Pack
7
Q
Term for a male feline
A
Tom
8
Q
Term for a female feline
A
Queen
9
Q
Term for a young feline
A
Kitten
10
Q
Term for a feline giving birth
A
Queening
11
Q
Stallion
A
male horse 4 years old or over
12
Q
Rig
A
Cryptorchid
13
Q
Mare
A
Female horse 4 years old and over
14
Q
Brood
A
Mare used for breeding
15
Q
Maiden
A
Mare never bred
16
Q
Colt
A
Male horse under 4 years old
17
Q
Filly
A
Female horse under 4 years old
18
Q
Gelding
A
Castrated male horse
19
Q
Foal
A
Young horse of either sex
20
Q
Foaling
A
Giving birth
21
Q
Weanling
A
Weaned youngster younger than 1 year old
22
Q
Yearling
A
Youngster between 1 and 2 years
23
Q
Pony
A
equine that remains under 14.2 hands when mature
24
Q
Herd
A
a group
25
Ass
Donkey
26
Burro
Donkey
27
Jack
Male donkey
28
Jack Ass
Male donkey
29
Jenny
Female donkey
30
Mule
Offspring of a jack and mare
31
Hinny
Offspring of a stallion and a jenny
32
Boar
Male swine
33
Sow
Female swine
34
Shoat
un-weaned young swine
35
Gilt
Young female swine that has not farrowed
36
Barrow
Male swine that was castrated young
37
Stag
Male swine castrated young
38
Farrowing
Swine giving birth
39
Ram
Male sheep
40
Ewe
Female sheep
41
Lamb
Young sheep
42
Wether
Castrated male sheep
43
Lambing
Sheep giving birth
44
Flock
A group
45
Buck
Male goat
46
Doe
Female goat
47
Kid
Young goat
48
Kidding
Goat giving birth
49
Freshen
When a dairy animal gives birth
50
Term for a male rabbit
Buck
51
Lapin
Castrated male rabbit
52
Term for a female rabbit
Doe
53
Kit
blind, deaf young rabbit
54
Kindling
Rabbit giving birth
55
Bull
Male cattle
56
Cow
Female cow
57
Heifer
Young cow that has not given birth
58
Steer
Male cattle that has been castrated while young
59
Stag
Male that has been castrated after maturity
60
Jumper bull
Male cattle around maturity that is intended for breeding
61
Springer Heifer
A heifer pregnant with her first calf
62
Freemartin
A sexually imperfect, usually sterile female calf twin born with a male
63
Calf
Young cattle
64
Calving
Cattle giving birth
65
Freshen
When a dairy cow gives birth
66
Term for Male mice/rats
Male
67
Term for a female mouse/rat
Female
68
Pup
young mice/rats
69
Term for male chicken
Cock
70
Rooster
male chicken
71
Hen
female chicken
72
Cockerel
Immature male chicken
73
Pullet
Immature female chicken
74
Capon
Young castrated male chicken
75
Poult
Young chicken
76
Chick
Very young chicken
77
Flock
A group
78
Gander
male goose
79
Goose
female goose
80
Gosling
young goose
81
Gaggle
group of geese
82
Drake
male duck
83
Duck
female duck
84
Duckling
young duck
85
Term for male parrot
Cock
86
Term for female parrot
Hen
87
Term for a young parrot
Chick
88
Canine
Dog
89
Feline
Cats
90
Equine
Horse
91
Donkeys
Equine
92
Mules
Hybrid equines
93
Pigs
Swine/porcine
94
Sheep
Ovine
95
Goats
Caprine
96
Rabbits
Lagomorph
97
Cattle
Bovine
98
Murine
Mice
| Rats
99
Poultry
Chickens
100
Geese
Anserine
101
Ducks
Anserine
102
Psittacine
Parrots
