Animals in English – Vocabulary List

1. Amphibians

  • frog
  • frogspawn
  • newt
  • tadpole
  • toad

2. Arachnids

  • harvestman
  • scorpion
  • spider
  • tarantula

3. Birds

  • albatross
  • biddy
  • blackbird
  • canary
  • crow
  • cuckoo
  • dove,
  • pigeon
  • duck
  • eagle
  • falcon
  • finch
  • flamingo
  • goose
  • gull
  • hawk
  • jackdaw
  • jay
  • kestrel
  • kookaburra
  • mallard
  • nightingale
  • nuthatch
  • ostrich
  • owl
  • parakeet
  • parrot
  • peacock
  • pelican
  • penguin
  • pheasant
  • piranha
  • raven
  • robin
  • rooster
  • sparrow
  • stork
  • swallow
  • swan
  • swift
  • tit
  • turkey
  • vulture
  • woodpecker
  • wren

4. Butterflies

  • peacock butterfly
  • red admiral
  • silkworm
  • swallowtail

5. Fishes and Marine Animals

  • barbel
  • carp
  • cod
  • crab
  • eel
  • goldfish
  • haddock
  • halibut
  • jellyfish
  • lobster
  • perch
  • pike
  • plaice
  • ray
  • salmon
  • sawfish
  • scallop
  • shark
  • shell
  • shrimp
  • trout

6. Insects

  • ant
  • aphid
  • bee
  • beetle
  • bumblebee
  • caterpillar
  • cockroach
  • dragonfly
  • flea
  • fly
  • gadfly
  • grasshopper
  • harvestman
  • ladybug
  • larva
  • louse (pl. lice)
  • maggot
  • midge
  • moth
  • nymph
  • wasp

7. Mammals

  • anteater
  • antelope
  • armadillo
  • badger
  • bat
  • bear
  • beaver
  • bullock
  • camel
  • chimpanzee
  • dachshund
  • deer, hart
  • dolphin
  • elephant
  • elk , moose
  • fox
  • gazelle
  • gerbil
  • giraffe
  • goat
  • grizzly bear
  • guinea pig
  • hamster
  • hare
  • hare
  • hedgehog
  • horse
  • hyena
  • lion
  • llama
  • lynx
  • mammoth
  • marmot
  • mink
  • mole
  • mongoose
  • mouse
  • mule
  • otter
  • panda
  • pig, hog
  • platypus
  • polar bear
  • polecat
  • pony
  • porcupine
  • prairie dog
  • puma
  • racoon
  • rat
  • reindeer
  • rhinoceros
  • seal
  • seal
  • sheep
  • skunk
  • sloth
  • squirrel
  • tiger
  • weasel
  • whale
  • wolf
  • zebra

8. Molluscs , Mollusks

  • slug
  • snail

9. Reptiles

  • blindworm
  • boa
  • chameleon
  • constrictor snake
  • copperhead
  • coral snake
  • cottonmouth
  • crocodile
  • diamondback rattlesnake
  • gecko
  • iguana
  • lizard
  • Mojave rattlesnake
  • poisonous / venomous snake
  • python
  • salamander
  • saurian
  • sea snake
  • sidewinder
  • snake
  • Southern Pacific rattlesnake
  • tortoise, turtle

10. Worms

  • tapeworm
  • leech
  • earthworm
  • round worm

11. Various

  • millipede

Thanks to H. Wirth.