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  1. aardvark
    an African mammal with a long snout for eating insects
  2. albatross
    a large web-footed bird noted for powerful gliding flight
  3. alligator
    an amphibious reptile related to crocodiles
  4. alpaca
    domesticated mammal with long silky fleece
  5. anchovy
    small herring-like fish often canned whole or as paste
  6. ape
    any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
  7. aphid
    any of various small plant-sucking insects
  8. armadillo
    a burrowing mammal whose body is covered with strong plates
  9. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  10. barnacle
    marine crustacean with feathery food-catching appendages
  11. barracuda
    a predatory marine fish with large, strong teeth
  12. bison
    a large humped animal having hooves and shaggy hair
  13. buffalo
    a ruminant mammal resembling an ox
  14. caribou
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
  15. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  16. caterpillar
    a wormlike and often hairy larva of a moth or butterfly
  17. chameleon
    lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color
  18. chinook
    large Pacific salmon valued as food
  19. cicada
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
  20. coral
    a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs
  21. cougar
    large American feline resembling a lion
  22. cow
    female of domestic cattle
  23. crane
    a long-necked wading bird
  24. cricket
    leaping insect with long antennae
  25. crow
    a black bird having a raucous call
  26. cuckoo
    a bird with pointed wings and a long tail
  27. ermine
    mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
  28. falcon
    a diurnal bird of prey
  29. ferret
    a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
  30. flounder
    a marine flatfish
  31. gorilla
    largest anthropoid ape
  32. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  33. halibut
    a large, marine flatfish that is commonly used as food
  34. hare
    swift long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit
  35. herring
    a commercially important fish that is often eaten as food
  36. husky
    a breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
  37. iguana
    large tropical American arboreal lizard with a spiny crest
  38. kangaroo
    a leaping marsupial with powerful hind legs and a thick tail
  39. kestrel
    a small falcon that hovers in the air against the wind
  40. kiwi
    a flightless bird native to New Zealand
  41. koala
    a tailless, gray marsupial that lives in trees
  42. krill
    small shrimp-like crustaceans
  43. leech
    carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm
  44. lizard
    relatively long-bodied reptile with legs and a tapering tail
  45. llama
    a cud-chewing, South American animal related to the camel
  46. lobster
    any of several edible marine crustaceans
  47. locust
    migratory grasshopper that moves in a swarm
  48. magpie
    long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous call
  49. millipede
    an arthropod with a segmented body and many legs
  50. mink
    slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal valued for its fur
  51. mole
    a small velvety-furred burrowing mammal
  52. newt
    small and usually brightly colored amphibian
  53. pangolin
    a toothless mammal with horny scales and a long snout
  54. parrot
    a brightly colored tropical bird with a hooked beak
  55. piranha
    small carnivorous fish of South America
  56. prawn
    shrimp-like crustacean often used as food
  57. pterodactyl
    extinct flying reptile
  58. quail
    a small game bird
  59. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
  60. salamander
    terrestrial amphibian that resembles a lizard
  61. salmon
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
  62. sardine
    small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe
  63. shrew
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
  64. sloth
    a slow-moving arboreal mammal of South and Central America
  65. slug
    a land-dwelling mollusk with no external shell
  66. sparrow
    a small dull-colored singing bird
  67. swan
    an aquatic bird with a very long neck
  68. termite
    ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
  69. terrier
    any of several breeds of small, short-bodied dog
  70. tick
    a small parasitic arachnid with barbed proboscis
  71. tortoise
    a land turtle with clawed limbs
  72. vulture
    a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
  73. weasel
    small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body
  74. yak
    large, long-haired ox of Tibet
  75. zebra
    a black-and-white striped animal related to a horse
Created on Fri Mar 10 11:39:57 EST 2023 (updated Fri Mar 10 12:20:18 EST 2023)

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