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ANIMALS AND INSECTS
ANIMAL GROUPS
Animal
group
male
Female
Young
ant
colony
antelope
herd
buck
doe
kid
ass
herd/drove
jack
jenny
colt/foal
badger
cete
boar
sow
cub
bear
sloth
boar
sow
cub
bee
swarm/hive
drone
queen
buffalo
herd
bull
cow
calf
camel
herd/flock
bull
cow
foal/calf
cattle
herd/drove
bull
cow
calf/heifer
deer
herd
buck/stag
doe
fawn
dog
pack
hound
bitch
puppy/whelp
elephant
herd
bull
cow
calf
elk
gang
bull
cow
calf
ferret
business
dog
bitch
fish
shoal/school
fox
skulk
vix
vixen
cub
frog
army
tadpole
goat
herd/tribe
billy
nanny
kid
horse
herd/stable
stallion
mare
colt/foal/filly
kangaroo
troop
buck/jack
doe/jill
joey
leopard
leap
leopard
leopardess
cub
lion
pride/troop
lion
lioness
cub
monkey
troop/tribe
moose
bull
cow
calf
mouse
nest
mule
barren/rake
otter
dog
bitch
ox
herd/drove/yoke
pig
litter/herd
boar
sow
piglet/farrow/shoat
polecat
hob
jill
rabbit
nest
buck
doe
bunny
rhino
crash
seal
herd/pod
bull
cow
pup
sheep
drove/flock
ram
ewe
lamb
squirrel
dray/scurry
buck
doe
pup/kit/kitten
ANIMAL GROUPS (continued)
Animal Group Male
tiger streak/ambush tiger
toad knot
turtle bale
whale gam/pod bull
wolf pack/rout dog
BIRDS
aerie the lofty nest of a predatory bird, such as an
eagle.
altricial of chicks, born blind and helpless.
alula the group of feathers on the leading edge of a wing, used to keep airflow smooth as the wing is tilted; also known as a false wing.
Anseriformes the order of ducks, geese, and swans.
anting the practice of some birds of placing live ants within their feathers, thought to help rid them of parasites.
apterous without wings, wingless.
aquiline of a beak, curved or hooked, as an eagle's.
Archaeopteryx the earliest known bird, semireptil- ian in nature, and living about 150 million years ago.
avian referring to birds.
aviary an enclosure or large cage for birds.
barbs the filaments emanating from the shaft of a feather.
bevy a group or flock of quail.
brood to sit on eggs; also, a group or flock of chickens.
brood spots bare patches on a bird's underbody that are rich in blood vessels and used for warming or incubating eggs.
Charadriiformes birds that live in ravines or cliffs, such as gulls, terns, and plovers.
charm a group or flock of finches.
chattering a group or flock of starlings.
Female
tigress
cow bitch
clutch a group of eggs.
cob a male swan.
colony a group or flock of gulls.
Columbiformes the order of doves and pigeons.
comb the fleshy crest on the head of a fowl.
contour feathers the feathers involved in flying and regulating body temperature.
convocation a group of eagles.
covey a group of grouse.
craw the crop or enlargement of the gullet, aiding in digestion.
cygnet a young swan or swan chick.
dancing grounds a mating area where ritualistic displays are performed, especially of grouse and prairie chickens.
down the soft, fluffy plumage beneath the feathers and on the breasts of many birds.
drake male adult duck.
egg tooth a small tooth or nubbin in the upper jaw, used by newborn chicks to chip their way out of an egg; it disappears soon after birth.
exaltation a group or flock of larks.
falconer one who trains hawks or falcons to hunt for oneself.
Falconiformes the order of vultures, falcons, hawks, and eagles.
falconry the sport of hunting game with trained falcons or other birds of prey.
Young
cub
calf
cub/pup/whelp
fall a group of woodcock.
fledgling a young bird with new feathers.
flight a group of doves or swallows.
flyway a migratory route.
gaggle a group or flock of geese.
galliformes the order of grouse, quail, and turkeys.
gander a male adult goose.
gizzard the second stomach in which food is finely ground, thought to compensate for a bird's lack of teeth.
herd a group or flock of swans.
host a group or flock of sparrows.
keel the breastbone ridge in which most of the flight muscles are attached.
molt to shed the feathers.
murder a group or flock of crows.
murmuration a group or flock of starlings.
muster a group or flock of peacocks.
nye a group or flock of pheasants.
ocellus one of the eyelike spots in the tail of a peacock.
ornithologist one who studies birds. ornithology the study of birds. parliament a group of owls.
Passeriformes the order of birds that perch, such as larks, swallows, wrens, sparrows, and warblers, the largest order of birds.
pecking order the order of dominance and submission among a bird group, where a dominant bird may peck a weaker or lower status bird, but not vice versa; once established there is little fighting among the group.
pen a female adult swan.
phoenix the bird of legend that rises from the ashes.
pigeon milk a thick, cheesy secretion of pigeons and some parrots, fed to the young.
pinnate like a feather or having the shape of a feather.
precocial of chicks, born mature and becoming active almost immediately.