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  1. finch
    any of numerous small songbirds with short bills
  2. cuckoo
    a bird with pointed wings and a long tail
  3. canary
    any of several small Old World finches
  4. falcon
    a diurnal bird of prey
  5. hawk
    a bird of prey with rounded wings and a long tail
  6. jay
    crested largely blue bird
  7. jackdaw
    common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
  8. vulture
    a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
  9. arachnid
    an arthropod with simple eyes and four pairs of legs
  10. amphibian
    cold-blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water
  11. tarantula
    large southern European spider
  12. scorpion
    a small, eight-legged creature with pincers and a stinging, poisonous tail
  13. newt
    small and usually brightly colored amphibian
  14. pupa
    an insect in an intermediate, inactive stage of development
  15. cocoon
    silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects
  16. larva
    immature form of an animal between the egg and adult stages
  17. egg
    animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
  18. mating
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
  19. ant
    social insect living in organized colonies
  20. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  21. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  22. bat
    a club used for hitting a ball in various games
  23. beak
    horny projecting mouth of a bird
  24. bear
    be pregnant with
  25. beaver
    large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and flat tail
  26. bee
    a hairy-bodied insect including social and solitary species
  27. beetle
    insect having biting mouthparts
  28. bellow
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  29. bird
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with feathers and wings
  30. blackbird
    common black European thrush
  31. buffalo
    a ruminant mammal resembling an ox
  32. bull
    uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
  33. butterfly
    an insect typically having a slender body and colorful wings
  34. buzz
    the sound of rapid vibration
  35. camel
    cud-chewing mammal used as a saddle animal in desert regions
  36. cat
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur
  37. caterpillar
    a wormlike and often hairy larva of a moth or butterfly
  38. cattle
    domesticated cows as a group
  39. cheetah
    long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
  40. chick
    young bird especially of domestic fowl
  41. chicken
    a domestic bird bred for meat or eggs
  42. chimpanzee
    a species of great ape native to African forests
  43. cicada
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
  44. cock
    adult male chicken
  45. rooster
    adult male chicken
  46. cockroach
    any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects
  47. roach
    European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
  48. horn
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
  49. cricket
    leaping insect with long antennae
  50. cub
    the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
  51. dinosaur
    an extinct terrestrial reptile of the Mesozoic era
  52. dog
    a canine domesticated by man since prehistoric times
  53. dolphin
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout
  54. donkey
    domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass
  55. dove
    any of numerous small pigeons
  56. dragon
    a mythological creature with a reptile body and wings
  57. dragonfly
    slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
  58. duck
    a small bird that swims and lives near water
  59. duckling
    young duck
  60. eagle
    any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
  61. elephant
    a very large, plant-eating, gray animal with a trunk and floppy ears
  62. ermine
    mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
  63. feather
    a light growth that makes up the covering of a bird's body
  64. fallow deer
    small Eurasian deer
  65. fish
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates
  66. flamingo
    a long-necked pink bird that often stands on one leg
  67. flea
    any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  68. fly
    travel through the air; be airborne
  69. fox
    alert omnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
  70. frog
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  71. fur
    dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals
  72. gazelle
    a small antelope native to Africa and Asia
  73. giraffe
    tallest living quadruped
  74. goat
    any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
  75. goldfish
    small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
  76. goose
    a large long-necked water bird with short feet
  77. sea star
    a marine animal with five pointed arms
  78. coral
    a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs
  79. toucan
    a brilliantly colored bird with a large beak
  80. hummingbird
    a tiny bird that hovers and flies by quickly beating its wings
  81. gorilla
    largest anthropoid ape
  82. crab
    decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  83. grasshopper
    terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
  84. owl
    a bird of prey that hunts at night
  85. guinea pig
    stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy
  86. hamster
    short-tailed burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
  87. hedgehog
    a small, insect-eating mammal with long spines
  88. herd
    a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals
  89. hippo
    a large plant-eating animal often found near African rivers
  90. horn
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
  91. horned
    having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
  92. horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
  93. hum
    sing with closed lips
  94. jackal
    Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog
  95. jackass
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
  96. jaguar
    a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
  97. kangaroo
    a leaping marsupial with powerful hind legs and a thick tail
  98. kitten
    young domestic cat
  99. lama
    a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
  100. lamb
    young sheep
  101. lark
    any of numerous birds noted for their singing
  102. leone
    the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
  103. leopard
    a large wild cat with a tawny coat with black spots
  104. lion
    large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  105. lizard
    relatively long-bodied reptile with legs and a tapering tail
  106. mink
    slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal valued for its fur
  107. monkey
    any of various long-tailed primates
  108. mosquito
    two-winged insect that sucks the blood of humans and animals
  109. mouse
    small rodent having a pointed snout and small ears
  110. cow
    female of domestic cattle
  111. muzzle
    forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
  112. octopus
    bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
  113. ostrich
    fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet
  114. otter
    freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
  115. owl
    a bird of prey that hunts at night
  116. oyster
    marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
  117. panda
    large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
  118. parrot
    a brightly colored tropical bird with a hooked beak
  119. peacock
    a male bird with a colorful fan-like tail
  120. pelican
    a large waterbird with a large bill and pouch for fish
  121. penguin
    a flightless seabird often found in cold regions
  122. pig
    domestic swine
  123. pike
    weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole
  124. puppy
    a young dog
  125. raccoon
    an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
  126. rat
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
  127. red deer
    common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
  128. rhino
    a large, heavy animal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose
  129. robin
    a small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
  130. roe deer
    small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
  131. seagull
    a mostly white aquatic bird found along beaches
  132. seahorse
    small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
  133. seal
    fastener consisting of a resin that is plastic when warm
  134. shark
    any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
  135. sheep
    woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
  136. skunk
    American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
  137. slug
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
  138. snail
    freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
  139. snake
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
  140. snout
    a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head
  141. sparrow
    a small dull-colored singing bird
  142. spider
    predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
  143. squirrel
    a kind of tree-dwelling rodent with a long bushy tail
  144. stag
    a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
  145. sty
    a pen for swine
  146. swallow
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
  147. turkey
    large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
  148. crane
    a long-necked wading bird
  149. quail
    a small game bird
  150. crow
    a black bird having a raucous call
  151. swan
    an aquatic bird with a very long neck
  152. tadpole
    a larval frog or toad
  153. tick
    a metallic tapping sound
  154. tiger
    large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
  155. toad
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  156. turtle
    any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
  157. tortoise
    a land turtle with clawed limbs
  158. unicorn
    an imaginary horse with a long horn on its forehead
  159. wasp
    a flying insect with a narrow waist and smooth body
  160. whale
    largest mammal with a streamlined body and a blowhole
  161. wolf
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
  162. woodchuck
    a reddish brown North American rodent
  163. woodpecker
    a bird with a strong bill that bores into trees for insects
  164. worm
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
  165. zebra
    a black-and-white striped animal related to a horse
Created on Fri Jan 27 07:36:19 EST 2012 (updated Fri Jan 27 08:43:00 EST 2012)

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