List of English animal nouns

The following is a list of English animal nouns, (the common names of kinds of animals). This list includes the common names used for the animal in general; names for the male animal and the female animal where such names exist; the name used for the young or juveniles of the animal; the common name given for the sound the animal makes, if any; the group noun where applicable; and the name of both the natural shelter and (if applicable) an artificial shelter for the animals.

ANIMAL	Male	Female	Young	Sound	Collective	Natural Shelter	Artificial Shelter
alligator; crocodile	bull	cow	hatchling, nestling		bask, congregation	river	pool
alpaca	bull	cow	cria	bray	herd		corral
ant	drone	queen; worker	larva; antling		army, colony, nest, swarm, state, bike	ant hill	insectarium, terrarium, formicarium
antelope	buck	doe	calf, fawn		herd
ape	bull	female	baby, infant	gibber, scream	troop, shrewdness	grove	cage
armadillo			pup
ass; donkey; burro	jack, jackass	jenny, jennet	colt; foal	bray	pace, drove, herd, coffle		barn, corral
baboon	bull	female	baby, infant	howl	troop, flange	grove	cage
badger	boar	sow	kit, cob		cete, company, colony
bat	male	female	bitten		colony, cloud	cave	cage
bear	boar, he-bear	sow, she-bear	cub	growl[1]	sleuth, sloth, slought	den	den
beaver			kit, kitten		family, colony, lodge	dam	pen
bee	drone	queen; worker	larva	buzz, hum	swarm, cluster, grist	hive	hive
beetle			larva	drone			terrarium
buffalo	bull	cow	calf		herd, gang, obstinacy		corral
butterfly			larva; pupa; caterpillar; chrysalis		swarm, flutter; army (caterpillars)
camel	bull	cow	calf, colt	grunt	herd, flock, train, caravan		corral
carabao, water buffalo	bull	cow	calf		herd		corral
caribou	bull, stag, hart	doe	calf, fawn	bellow	herd
cat	tom, tomcat	tabby, pussy, queen	kitten	meow,[2] meu;[3] purr;[4] caterwaul	clowder, clutter, pounce, glorying; kindle (kittens); litter (kittens); destruction (wild cats)	den	home
cattle	bull	cow	bull calf; heifer	low, moo,[5] bellow	herd, drove, drift, mob; flink (cows), kine (cows)		barn, corral
cheetah			cub		coalition	den	den
chimpanzee			baby, infant	scream	band, troop	grove	cage
chinchilla	buck	doe	pup		colony	nest	cage
cicada			nymph	buzz	colony	nest
clam			larva, littleneck		bed		pool
cockroach			nymph		intrusion	nest
cod			codling, hake, sprag, sprat		school, lap		aquarium; pond; tank
coyote	dog	bitch	cub, pup, puppy, whelp	howl	pack, rout	den	den
crab					cast
cricket			larva	chirp[6]		nest
crow; raven			nestling	caw[7]	congress, murder, unkindness, flock	nest	bird house
deer	buck, stag	doe	fawn		herd, mob, leash
dinosaur			hatchling		herd (plant-eaters); pack (flesh-eaters)
dog	dog	bitch	pup, puppy, whelp	bark; growl;[8] howl; yelp; whine; arf,[9] bow wow,[10] woof[11]	pack, gang; litter (pups)	den	dog house, kennel
dolphin, porpoise	bull	cow	calf		pod, school, herd, gam	sanctuary	aquarium; tank
duck	drake	duck	duckling	quack[12]	flush, sord	pond, nest	corral
eel			elver, leptocephalus		bed, swarm, bind, draft, school, fry, wisp		aquarium; pond; tank
elephant	bull	cow	calf	trumpet[13]	herd, parade	savannah	enclosure
elk	bull	cow	calf	bellow	gang, herd
ferret	hob	jill	kit		business, fesynes
fish			spawn; egg; larva; fry; fingerling; minnmow		shoal, school; catch, haul	sanctuary	aquarium; pond; tank
fly			grub, maggot	buzz	business, cloud, swarm, grist	nest
fox	renard, reynard, dog fox, tod	vixen	cub, pup, puppy, whelp	howl, yelp	skulk, leash, brace, troop, earth	den	den
frog; toad			tadpole, polliwog	croak;[14] ribbit[15]	chorus, army, knot	nest	terrarium
gerbil	buck	doe	pup		horde	nest	cage
giraffe	bull	doe	calf, pup		herd, corps, troop, tower	savannah	enclosure
gnat			larva	buzz	cloud, swarm, horde, plague	nest
gnu, wildebeest	bull	cow	calf	bellow	herd
goat	billy goat	nanny goat	kid	bleat[16]	flock, trip, herd, tribe		barn, corral
goldfish			fry, fingerling		troubling	sanctuary	aquarium; pond; tank
gorilla	bull	female	infant	grunt, scream	band	grove	cage
grasshopper			nymph		cloud, swarm	nest
guinea pig	boar	sow	pup		group	nest	cage
hamster	buck	doe	pup		horde	nest	cage
hare	buck	doe	leveret		down, husk	burrow, warren	hutch
hedgehog	boar	sow	piglet		array	nest	pen
herring			fry, fingerling		army	sanctuary	aquarium; pond; tank
hippopotamus	bull	cow	calf	bellow	herd, bloat	river	pen
hornet			larva	buzz	swarm, cloud	nest
horse	stallion, stud	mare, dam	foal; colt (male); filly (female)	neigh;[17] snort; whinny[18]	herd, string, set, stud, remuda, harras, rag; team (harnessed); string (race horses); rage (colts); rake (colts)	range	stable, paddock, corral
hound	dog	bitch	pup, puppy, whelp	bark; howl, bay	pack, cry, sute, mute	den	dog house, kennel
hyena			cub, pup, whelp	laugh	pack, clan, cackle	den	den
impala	ram	ewe					corral
insect			larva	buzz	swarm, cloud, horde, plague	nest	insectarium, terrarium
jackal		bitch	pup	howl	pack	den
jellyfish			ephyna		smack, smuck, brood		aquarium
kangaroo, wallaby	jack, buck, boomer	jill, doe, flyer, roo	joey		mob, troop
koala	buck	doe	joey
leopard	leopard	leopardess	cub	growl[19]	leap, prowl	den	den
lion	lion	lioness	cub	roar; growl[20]	pride	den	den
lizard					lounge	nest
llama			cria		herd		corral
locust			larva	buzz	swarm, cloud, horde, plague, host	nest
louse			nit, nymph		colony, infestation
mallard	drake	duck	duckling	quack[21]	flush, sord	nest
mammoth	bull	cow			herd, tusk
manatee	bull	cow			pod		aquarium; pond
marten					richness
mink	boar	sow	kit, cub			den
minnow			fry, fingerling		shoal, school, steam, swarm
mole			pup		company, labour	nest	cage
monkey			infant	chatter, gibber, howl, scream	troop, barrel, cartload, tribe	grove	cage
moose	bull	cow	calf	bellow	herd
mosquito			wriggler, nymph, tumbler		scourge, swarm, cloud, horde
mouse; rat	buck	doe	pinkie, pup, kitten	squeak	horde, colony, swarm, mischief	nest	cage
mule	john	molly	foal	bray	span, barren, pack, rake, team (harnessed)		barn, corral
muskrat			kit				cage
otter	dog	bitch	pup, whelp		family, lodge, bevy, romp, raft
ox	bullock, steer	cow	calf, stot	low, bellow	drove, herd; yoke (harnessed), team (harnessed)		barn, corral
oyster			spat, set seed		bed, cast		pool
panda	boar	sow	cub		cupboard	den	den
pig, hog, swine; wild pig	boar	sow	piglet, shoat, farrow	grunt, squeal	herd, sounder, drove, drift, trip; litter (piglets)	sty	sty/pigsty, pen/pigpen
platypus			puggle		colony
porcupine					prickle		cage
prairie dog	boar	sow	pup		coterie, town
pug	dog	bitch	puppy	bark	grumble	den	dog house
rabbit	buck	doe	bunny		husk, colony	burrow, warren	hutch
raccoon	boar	sow	kit, cub		nursery, gaze
reindeer	buck	doe	fawn		herd
rhinoceros	bull	cow	calf		crash, herd
salmon			smolt		school, run, bind		aquarium; pond; tank
sardine			fry		family, shoal, school	sanctuary	aquarium; pond; tank
scorpion					bed, nest	nest
seal, sea lion	bull	cow	pup	bark	herd, pod, harem, rookery, trip	den	den
serval			kitten			den	den
shark	bull	female	cub, pup		shiver, shoal, school		aquarium; tank
sheep	ram	ewe	lamb, lambkin, cosset	baa,[22] bleat[23]	flock, herd, drove, drift, trip, hurtle, hirsel		corral
skunk	boar		kit, kitten		surfeit		cage
snail					rout, walk		terrarium
snake			hatchling, nestling	hiss[24]	bed, knot	nest, pit	terrarium
spider			spiderling		cluster, clutter	cobweb	terrarium
squirrel	buck	doe	pup, kit		dray, colony, scurry
termite	drone	queen; worker	larva, nymph		colony, swarm	hill	terrarium
tiger	tiger	tigress	cub	growl;[25] roar	ambush, streak	den	den
trout			fingerling		hover	sanctuary	aquarium; pond; tank
turtle; tortoise			hatchling		bale, dole, dule		terrarium; pond; tank
walrus	bull	cow	calf, cub	howl	herd, pod, huddle	sanctuary
wasp	drone	queen; worker	larva	buzz	swarm, colony	nest
weasel	buck, hob, jack, dog	bitch, doe, jill	kit		gang, pack	den	cage
whale	bull	cow	calf	sing	pod, gam, herd	sanctuary	aquarium; tank; pool
wolf	he-wolf, dog	she-wolf, bitch	cub, pup, puppy, whelp	howl	pack, rout, route	den	den
wombat	jack	jill	joey		mob
woodchuck	he-chuck	she-chuck	kit, cob		colony	hole
worm					bunch, clat, clew, bed		terrarium
yak	bull	cow	calf	bellow	herd; team (harnessed)		barn, pen
yellow jacket	drone	queen	larva	buzz	cloud, swarm, colony
zebra	stallion	mare	foal, colt (male)	neigh[26]	herd, zeal, cohorts, crossing	savannah	enclosure

See also

• List of animal names
• List of collective nouns
• Lists of animals
• List of animal sounds
• Wiktionary

References

• abcteach
• American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
• Christchurch City Libraries
• Enchanted Learning
• EnglishClub
• infoplease
• Dean Tersigni
• ZooBorns