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Animals 8 words

Names of animals often have interssting etymologies.

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  1. horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
  2. dog
    a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
    Wow! What a complex word family.
  3. cat
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
  4. rat
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
  5. giraffe
    tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
  6. ocelot
    nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
  7. hamster
    short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
  8. parakeet
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots