Common Terms for Names of Animals Flashcards by Rachel Lyons

Q

cats

A

felines

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tom

A

intact male cat

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sire

A

male parent of offspring (used for many species)

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queen

A

intact female cat

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dam

A

female parent of offspring (used for many species)

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kitten

A

young feline

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queening

A

giving birth to kittens

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litter

A

kittens or puppies born together

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stud

A

intact male dog

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bitch

A

intact female dog

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whelp

A

young canine

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whelping

A

process of giving birth to puppies

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pack

A

group of unrelated dogs

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stallion

A

intact male horse older than 4 years

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gelding

A

castrated male horse

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mare

A

intact female horse older than 4 years

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colt

A

intact male horse under 4 years

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filly

A

intact female horse younger than 4

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foal

A

young horse when you don’t know the sex

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weanling

A

horse under 1 year old but has been weaned

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yearling

A

young horse about 1 year old

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foaling

A

giving birth to colt or filly

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group of horses (5)

A

herd, band, string, team, stable

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ponies

A

adult horse that is 8.2 to 14.5 hands

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donkey

ass or burro

jack

intact male donkey

jenny

intact female donkey

mule parents

offspring of jack and mare

hinny parents

stallion and jenny

barren or span

group of mules/hinnies

bovine

cattle

bull

intact male cattle

steer

castrated male cattle

cow

intact female cattle

heifer

young female cattle that has not had her first calf

calf

young bovine

freemartin

usually sterile female cattle born twin to bull calf

calving

giving birth to calves

freshening

process of dairy calving or goats

herd

group of cattle or goats or pigs

ovine

sheep

ram

intact male sheep

wether

castrated male sheep or goat

ewe

intact female sheep

lamb

young sheep

lambing

process of giving birth to baby sheep

flock

group of sheep

caprine

goats

doe

intact female goat

kid

young sheep

kidding

process of giving birth to baby sheep

swine

pigs

boar

intact male pig

barrow

castrated male pig before maturity

stag

castrated male pig after maturity

sow

intact female pig

gilt

young female pig that hasn't given birth

pig

young pig

farrowing

process of giving birth to pigs

poultry

domesticated birds

rooster or cock

intact male chicken

cockerel

young male chicken between 10 and 32 weeks

capon

castrated male chicken

hen

intact female chicken

pullet

immature female chicken between 10 and 32 weeks

chick

very young chicken

broiler/fryer

meat type chickens sent to market at 6.5 weeks old

roaster

meat type chickens sent to market between 9 and 11 weeks old

flock

group of chickens

brood

group of female chickens

clutch or peep

group of chicks