Word List Animal types 240 words

Animal types Vocabulary Word List (240)

  • A

    aardvark, African elephant, albatross, alley cat, alligator, amphibian, ant, anteater, antelope, ape, armadillo, Asian elephant

  • B

    baboon, badger, bat, bear, beaver, beetle, billy goat, bison, boar, bobcat, bovine, bronco, buck, buffalo, bug, bull, bunny

  • C

    calf, camel, canary, canine, caribou, cat, caterpillar, centipede, chanticleer, cheetah, chick, chimpanzee, chinchilla, chipmunk, clam, cockatiel, colt, condor, cougar, cow, coyote, crab, crane, creature, crocodile, crow, cub, cur, cygnet

  • D

    deer, dingo, dodo, doe, dog, dolphin, donkey, dove, drake, duck

  • E

    eagle, egret, elephant, elk, emu, ewe

  • F

    falcon, fawn, feline, ferret, flamingo, flee, flies, foal, fowl, fox, frog

  • G

    gander, gazelle, gelding, gerbil, gibbon, giraffe, goat, goose, gopher, gorilla, grizzly bear, guinea pig

  • H

    hamster, hare, hawk, hedgehog, heifer, hippopotamus, horse, hound, hummingbird, hyena

  • I

    ibis, iguana

  • J

    jackal, jackrabbit, jaguar, javalina, jellyfish, jenny, joey

  • K

    kangaroo, kid, kitten, kiwi, koala, Komodo dragon, krill

  • L

    lamb, lemming, lemur, leopard, lion, lioness, llama, lobster, lynx

  • M

    macaw, manatee, marmoset, marmot, mink, minnow, mite, mockingbird, mole, mongoose, mongrel, monkey, moose, mouse, mule, mustang, mutt

  • N

    nag, narwhale, newt

  • O

    ocelot, octopus, opossum, orangutan, orca, osprey, ostrich, otter, owl, ox

  • P

    pachyderm, panda, panther, parakeet, parrot, peacock, pelican, penguin, pheasant, pig, pigeon, piglet, platypus, pony, pooch, porcupine, porpoise, primate, puppy, pussycat

  • Q

    quail

  • R

    rabbit, raccoon, ram, rat, reptiles, rhinoceros, robin, rooster

  • S

    salamander, sea lion, seagull, seal, sheep, sidewinder, skunk, sloth, snail, snake, songbird, sow, spider, squid, squirrel, stallion, steer, stork, stork, swan

  • T

    tadpole, tapir, terrapin, thoroughbred, tiger, toad, tortoise, toucan, turkey

  • U

    uakari, unicorn

  • V

    vixen, vole, vulture

  • W

    wallaby, walrus, warthog, wasp, weasel, whale, wildebeast, wolf, wombat, woodpecker, worm

  • X

    x-ray fish

  • Y

    yak

  • Z

    zebra


Links to vocabulary words lists and puzzles for various animal types:

Bees(116)

Birds (136)

Cats (257)

Dogs (301)

Dragons (251)

Eagles (144)

Insects (145)

Labradors (324)

Mammoths and extinction (73)

Manatees (102)

Monsters-creatures (304)

Owls (163)

Paws-claws-scales (323)

Raptors & hawks (173)

Snakes (171)

Tortoises & turtles (161)

Whales (231)


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