Common Names
for the Sex, Young, Group and Birthing of Animals. |
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Animal |
Male |
Female |
Young |
Group |
Giving Birth |
Antelope
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buck |
doe |
kid |
herd |
kidding |
Bear |
boar |
sow |
cub |
sleuth |
cubbing |
Beaver |
boar |
sow |
pup |
colony |
m- |
Bird |
cock/stag |
hen |
fledging/ |
flock |
hatching |
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nesting |
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Bison |
bull |
cow |
calf |
herd |
calving |
Bobcat |
tom |
lioness! |
kitten |
litter |
nn |
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queen |
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Cat |
tom |
pussy/ |
kitten |
clowder |
queening |
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queen |
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Cattle |
bull |
cowlheifer |
calf |
herd/drove |
calving |
Chicken |
rooster/ |
hen/pullet |
chick |
flock |
hatching |
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cock |
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Deer |
buck/stag |
doe |
fawn |
herd |
_m__- |
Dog |
dog |
bitch |
pUp/puppy |
kennel |
whelping |
Donkey |
jackass |
jennetJ |
colt |
herd |
foaling |
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jenneyass |
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Duck |
drake |
duck |
duckling |
flock |
hatching |
Elephant |
bull |
cow |
calf |
herd |
calving |
Fox |
reynard |
vixen |
cub/pup |
earth/skulk |
pupping |
Giraffe |
bull |
cow |
calf |
herd |
calving |
Goat |
billylbuck |
nanny |
kid |
trip |
kidding |
Goose |
gander |
goose |
gosling |
gagglelflock |
hatching |
Hog/Swine |
boar |
sow/gilt |
piglet/shoat |
herd/drove |
farrowing |
Horse |
stallion/stud mare/dam |
foal |
stable/herd |
foaling |
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colt (male) |
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filly (female) |
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Kangaroo |
buck! |
doelflyer |
joey |
trooplherd |
m_m |
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bommer |
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Lion |
lionltom |
lioness! |
cub |
pridelflock |
whelping |
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she lion |
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Ostrich |
cock |
hen |
chick |
flock |
hatching |
Owl |
owl |
jenny/ |
howlet/owlet |
flock |
---on |
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howlet |
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Ox |
steer |
cow |
stot |
herd/drove |
calving |
Rabbit |
buck |
doe |
kitten |
colony |
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Rat |
buck |
doe |
---- |
colony |
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Seal |
bull |
cow |
pup |
herdlhareml |
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rookery |
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Sheep |
buck!ram |
ewe/dam |
Iamb! |
flocklhurtle |
lambing |
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lambkin |
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Turkey |
tom |
hen |
poult |
flock |
hatching |
Walrus |
bull |
cow |
cub |
herd |
m_m |
Whale |
bull |
cow |
calf/cub/pup |
herd/pod |
pupping |
Wolf |
he-wolf |
she-wolf |
cub/pup |
pack |
whelping |
Zebra |
stallion |
mare |
colt |
herd |
foaling |
. Adapted from Merck Veterinaty
Manual. 7th Edition |
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