Animal Words.md

Animal Terms

Gregor N. Purdy 1998-09-14 UPDATED 2017-06-11

Sources

• Memory
• Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary
• Mildred Purdy
• UNIX (BSD) quiz data files (collectives, sexes, babies)
• The Learning Kingdom, Inc. (UPDATE 2017-06-11: No longer live. An archived version from June 15, 2002 is visible at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
• Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (UPDATE 2017-06-11: No longer live. An archived version from March 19, 2015 is visible at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
• An Exaltation of Larks, 2nd Ed., James Lipton, Pengiun Books, 1977. (NOTE: Link is to a newer edition)
• A Dictionary of Birds, Bruce Campbell and Elizabeth Lack, Buteo Books, 1985.
• Fairfax County Virginia Public Library Information File: Animals (UPDATE 2017-06-11: No longer live. An archived version from June 4, 2009 is visible at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
• Information Please Almanac
• Future Kids, Neat Ways to Describe Groups of Animals (UPDATE 2017-06-11: No longer live. An archived version from December 19, 2000 is visible at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)

Amphibians

	Frog
Young	froglet, polliwog, tadpole
Group	army
Sound	ribbet

	Toad
Young	tadpole, polliwog
Group	knot
Sound	croak

Birds

	Bird (Generically)
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick, egg, fledgling, nestling
Group	brace (pair or couple of waterfoul or gamebirds killed by a hunter) brood (of chicks), clutch (of chicks or eggs), dissimulation, flight (in the air), flock (on the ground), nide (young still under mother's care), plump (of wildfowl), skein (of waterfowl), volary, volery
Home	nest

	Bittern
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	sedge, siege

	Bobolink
Group	chain

	Buzzard
Group	wake

	Chicken
Adult Male	cock, rooster
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Young Male	cockrell
Young Female	pullet
Group	peep, flock, brood (of chicks or hens), clutch (of chicks), host?
Sound	peep

	Chough
Adult Male	cock, rooster
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	chattering

	Coot
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	cover, covert

	Cormorant
Group	gulp

	Crane
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick, craneling
Group	sedge, siege

	Crow
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	horde, murder
Sound	caw

	Dotterel
Group	trip

	Dove
Young	chick
Group	dule
Sound	coo

	Dove, Turtle
Group	pitying

	Duck
Adult Male	drake
Adult Female	duck
Young	duckling
Group	badling, brace, flock (in flight), flush, paddling (on water), raft (on water), team
Sound	quack

	Eagle
Young	eaglet
Group	aerie, convocation

	Finch
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	charm

	Flamingo
Group	stand

	Goldfinch
Group	charm

	Goose
Singular Adult	goose
Plural Adult	geese
Adult Male	gander
Adult Female	goose
Young	gosling
Group	flock, gaggle (on ground or water), skein (in flight)
Sound	honk

	Grouse
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	cheeper, chick
Group	covey, pack (in late season)

	Gull
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	colony

	Hawk
Adult Male	tiercel
Adult Female	hen
Young	eyas
Group	aerie, boil (more than one, spiraling in flight), cast, kettle (flying in large numbers)

	Heron
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	sedge, siege

	Hummingbird
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	charm

	Jay
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	band, party, scold

	Lapwing
Group	deceit

	Lark
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	exaltation, bevy

	Magpie
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	charm, gulp, murder, tidings

	Mallard
Adult Male	drake
Adult Female	duck
Young	chick
Group	brace, sord (in flight)

	Marten
Group	richness

	Murre
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	bazaar

	Nightingale
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	watch

	Ostrich
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	flock

	Owl
Young	owlet
Group	parliament, parliment

	Parrot
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	company

	Partridge
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	cheeper, chick
Group	covey

	Peafowl
Adult Male	peacock
Adult Female	peahen
Young	peachick
Group	muster, ostentation

	Penguin
Young	chick
Group	colony, huddles, parcel, rookery

	Pheasant
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	bouquet, nest, nide (of chicks), nye

	Pigeon
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	squab, squeaker
Group	flock
Sound	coo

	Plover
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	congregation, wing (in flight)

	Ptarmigans
Group	covey

	Quail
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	bevy, covey

	Raven
Group	unkindness

	Rook
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	building, clamor

	Snipe
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	walk, wisp

	Sparrow
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	host

	Starling
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	murmuration

	Stork
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	mustering

	Swallow
Group	flight

	Swan
Adult Male	cob
Adult Female	pen
Young	cygnet, flapper
Group	bevy, team, wedge (in flight)

	Teal
Adult Male	drake
Adult Female	duck
Young	duckling
Group	spring

	Turkey
Adult Male	tom
Adult Female	hen
Juvenile Male	jake
Juvenile Female	jenny
Young	poult
Group	gang, rafter, brood of poults, clutch of eggs
Dwelling	nest
Sounds	peep, cluck, yelp(female), gobble (male), puff (male)
Anatomy	snood (above beak), waddle (below chin)
Actions	pipping (poult pokes a hole through egg), molt/moult

	Turtledoves
Group	pitying

	Vulture
Adult Male	cock
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	colony

	Widgeon
Group	company

	Woodcock
Adult Male	rooster
Adult Female	hen
Young	chick
Group	fall

	Woodpecker
Group	descent

	Wren
	Adult Male
	Adult Female
	Young
	Group

Fish

	Fish (Generically)
Young	alevin, fingerling, fry
Group	draft, draught, nest, school, shoal

	Bass
Group	shoal

	Codfish
Young	codling, hake, sprag, sprat
Group	school

	Eel
Young	elver
Group	swarm

	Herring
Group	army

	Lamprey
Young	ammocoetes

	Mackrel
Young	blinker, spike, tinkar
Group	school, shoal

	Pilchard
Young	sardine
Group	school, shoal

	Salmon
Young	grilse, parr, smolt
Group	run, school, shoal

	Shark
Adult Male	bull
Young	pup
Group	school, shiver

	Trout
Young	fingerling, fry
Group	hover

Insects

	Insects (Generically)
Young	nymph, pupa
Group	swarm

	Ant
Adult Female	queen
Young	antling, larva
Group	colony
Dwelling	hill

	Ant Lion
Young	doodlebug

	Bee
Adult Female	queen
Adult Male	drone
Young	larva
Group	grist, hive, swarm
Dwelling	hive, nest

	Beetle
Young	grub
Group	swarm

	Butterfly
Young	caterpillar
Group	army (of caterpillars), rabble, swarm

	Cockroach
Group	intrusion

	Firefly
Young	glowworm

	Fly
Young	maggot
Group	business, swarm

	Gnat
Young	larva
Group	cloud, horde

	Grasshopper
Group	cloud

	Hornet
Young	larva
Group	nest

	Locust
Young	pupa
Group	swarm, plague

	Louse
Young	nit
Group	colony

	Mosquito
Young	nymph
Group	swarm

	Moth
Young	caterpillar
Group	army (of caterpillars)

Mammals

	Aardvark
Young	pup

	Alpaca
Young	cria
Group	flock, herd

	Anteater
Young	pup

	Antelope
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	calf, kid
Group	herd

	Ape
Group	shrewdness

	Armadillo
Young	pup

	Ass/Donkey
Adult Male	jack
Adult Female	jenny
Infant	foal
Young Male	colt
Young Female	filly
Group	band, bunch, herd, pace
Sound	bray

	Baboon
Group	tribe

	Badger
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	cub, kit
Group	cete

	Bat
Young	pup
Group	colony

	Bear
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	cub
Group	sloth, sleuth

	Beaver
Young	kitten, pup
Group	colony, lodge
Dwelling	dam

	Binturong
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	cub

	Bison, American
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Boar, Wild
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	boarlet
Group	sounder

	Bobcat
Young	kitten

	Buffalo, Old World
Young	calf
Group	gang, obstinacy

	Camel
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Young Male	colt
Young Female	filly

	Cat
Scientific	feline
Adult Male	tom
Adult Female	queen
Young	kitten
Group	clowder, clutter, kindle (of kittens), litter (of kittens), pounce

	Cattle
Scientific	Bovine
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Young Female	heifer
Group	drove, herd

	Chimpanzee
Group	cartload

	Chinchilla
Group	herd

	Coney
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	bunny
Group	bury

	Coyote
Adult Male	dog
Adult Female	bitch
Young	pup
Group	pack

	Deer
Adult Male	buck, stag
Adult Female	doe
Young	brockett, fawn, knobber
Group	herd

	Deer, Red
Adult Male	stag
Adult Female	hind
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Deer, Roe
Adult Male	buck, roebuck
Adult Female	doe
Young	fawn
Group	bevy (of roebucks)

	Dog
Scientific	canis, canine
Adult Male	dog, hound
Adult Female	bitch, vixen
Young	pup, puppy, whelp
Group	cowardice (of curs), cry (hounds), kennel (of hounds), litter (young), mute (hounds), pack (hounds, wild)
Other	cur (inferior), mongrel or mutt (mixed)
Home	den

	Dolphin
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	pup
Group	pod

	Duiker
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	fawn

	Echidna
Young	puggle

	Eland
Adult Male	buck, bull
Adult Female	cow, doe
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Elephant
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd, memory, parade

	Elk
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	gang, herd

	Ferret
Adult Male	hob
Adult Female	jill
Young	kit
Group	business

	Fox
Adult Male	dog
Adult Female	vixen
Young	cub, kit, kitten, pup
Group	earth, leash, skulk
Dwelling	kennel

	Gerbil
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	pup
Group	horde

	Giraffe
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	corps, group, herd, tower

	Gnu
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Goat
Adult Male	billy
Adult Female	nanny
Young	kid
Group	flock, herd, tribe, trip

	Gorilla
Group	band

	Greyhound
Adult Male	dog
Adult Female	bitch
Young	pup, puppy, whelp
Group	leash

	Guanaco
Young	cria
Group	herd

	Guinea Pig
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Group	group

	Hamster
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	pup
Group	hoarde

	Hare
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	leveret
Group	down, hush, husk, warren

	Hartebeest
Adult Male	buck, bull
Adult Female	cow, doe
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Hedgehog
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	piglet, pup
Group	array

	Hippopotamus
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	bloat, herd

	Horse
Scientific	Equine
Adult Male	stallion
Adult Female	mare
Infant	foal
Young	pony
Young Male	colt
Young Female	filly
Other	tit (small or inferior)
Sound	neigh, winnie
Motion	gallop, canter, trot
Group	haras, harras, pair, rag (colts), string (of ponies), stud (mares), team

	Human
Adult Male	man, gentleman
Adult Female	woman, lady, maid
Young	baby, child, infant, toddler
Young Male	boy, lad, fellow
Young Female	girl, lass, maiden
Young	brat (poor-mannered)
Group	passel (of brats), bevy (of maidens), band (of men), crowd, gang (of prisoners), coven (of witches), horde (of Huns), congregation (of worshippers), mob (of gangsters), brigade (of firemen), corps (of engineers), slate (of candidates), company (of actors or soldiers), race, group

	Hyena
Adult Male	dog
Adult Female	bitch
Young	pup
Group	cackle, clan

	Hyrax
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	bunny
Group	bury

	Ibex
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Impala
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Kangaroo
Adult Male	boomer, buck, jack
Adult Female	doe, flier, jill
Young	joey
Group	mob, troop, troup

	Koala
Young	joey

	Lemur
Young	infant
Group	group

	Leopard
Adult Male	leopard
Adult Female	leopardess
Young	cub
Group	leap

	Lion
Adult Male	lion
Adult Female	lioness
Young	cub
Group	pride

	Llama
Young	cria
Group	herd

	Mole
Group	labor

	Monkey
Young	infant
Group	barrel, cartload, troop

	Moose
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Mouse
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	kitten, pinkie, pup
Group	hoarde, mischief

	Mule
Adult Male	jack
Adult Female	hinney
Young	foal
Group	baren, barren, pack, span

	Opossum
Adult Male	jack
Adult Female	jill
Young	joey
Group	passel

	Otter
Group	romp

	Otter, River
Young	pup, whelp
Group	family

	Otter, Sea
Adult Male	dog (UK)
Adult Female	bitch (UK)
Young	cub (UK), whelp, pup
Group	bevy, family, raft

	Ox
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Young Male	steer (castrated before sexual maturity and raised for beef)
Group	drove, team, yoke

	Panda
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	cub

	Panther
Young	kitten

	Pig
Scientific	Swine
General	hog
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	farrow, piglet, shoat, suckling
Group	drift (of hogs), drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (boars)
Sound	oink

	Polar Bear
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	cub
Group	pack

	Porcupine
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	pup
Group	prickle

	Porpoise
Group	shoal

	Prairie Dog
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	pup
Group	coterie

	Pronghorn
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	fawn
Group	herd

	Rabbit
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	bunny, kit, kitten
Fetus / Unweaned infant	laurex (pl. laurices)
Group	colony, bury, down, drove, husk, leash, nest, trace, trip, warren

	Raccoon
Adult Male	boar
Adult Female	sow
Young	cub
Group	nursery

	Rat
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	kitten, pinkie, pup
Group	hoarde, mischief

	Reindeer
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Rhinoceros
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	crash

	Seal/Sea Lion
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	beach weaner, pup
Group	bob, colony, crash, harem, herd, pod, rookery, team

	Sheep
Adult Male	ram
Adult Female	ewe
Young	cosset, hog (or, hogg, before second searing), lamb, lambkin, lambling
Group	drove, flock, herd

	Skunk
Adult	skunk
Young	kit, kitten

	Springbok
Adult Male	doe
Adult Female	buck
Young	fawn
Group	herd

	Squirrel
Adult Male	buck
Adult Female	doe
Young	kitten, pup
Group	dray, scurry

	Tapir
Young	calf

	Tiger
Adult Male	tiger
Adult Female	tigress
Young	cub, whelp
Group	ambush, streak

	Vicuna
Young	cria
Group	herd

	Wallaby
Adult Male	jack
Adult Female	jill
Young	joey
Group	mob

	Walrus
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	pup
Group	herd, pod

	Weasel
Young	kit

	Whale
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	gam, herd, pod, school

	Wolf
Adult Male	dog
Adult Female	bitch
Young	pup, whelp
Group	pack, rout or route (in movement)

	Wombat
Adult Male	jack
Adult Female	jill
Young	joey
Group	warren

	Yak
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	calf
Group	herd

	Zebra
Adult Male	stallion
Adult Female	mare
Infant	foal
Young Male	colt
Young Female	filly
Group	crossing, herd

	Zorilla
Young	kit

Reptiles

	Aligator
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	hatchling
Group	congregation

	Crocodile
Adult Male	bull
Adult Female	cow
Young	crocklets
Group	bask, congregation

	Turtle
Young	hatchling
Group	bale, nest

	Snake/Viper
Young	hatchling (egg layer), neonate (live bearer), snakelet
Group	bed, nest, pit

Other

• ungulate = hoofed (horses, cattle, swine, deer, and elephants)
• rabble (pack of animals)
• pen
• dam (female quadruped mother)
• nest
• lair
• clutch of eggs
• litter of pups
• roe of lobster eggs

	Clam
Young	larva
Group	bed

	Crab
Young	megalops, zoea

	Jellyfish
Young	ephyna
Group	smack

	Lobster
Adult Female	hen?

	Oyster
Young	spat
Group	bed

	Scorpion
Young	instar
Group	colony

	Snail
Young	spat

	Spider
Young	spiderling

	Vermin
Group	skulk

	Waterdog
Young	axolotl
Group	group