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Animal Terminologies Flashcards

1
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Term relating to CATTLE

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BOVINE

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Term relating to GOATS

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CAPRINE

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Term relating to Horses, Mules, Zebras, Donkeys

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EQUINE

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4
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Grouping of a single species of livestock

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HERD

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5
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Term relating to SHEEP

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OVINE

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6
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Term relating to SWINE

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PORCINE

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7
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Term related to FOWLS

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POULTRY

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8
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Domesticated mammals of the genus Bos

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CATTLE

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9
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Two species of cattle

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BOS TAURUS and BOS INDICUS

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10
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Intact male bovine

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BULL

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11
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Male calf

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BULL CALF

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12
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Young bovine

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CALF

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13
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Female bovine that has had a calf

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COW

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14
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Female bovine that has not had a calf

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HEIFER

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15
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Female calf

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HEIFER CALF

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16
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Castrated male bovine or can be a future ox that is less than 4 years old

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STEER

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17
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Castrated bull that has been trained to work and is at least 4 years of age

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OX

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18
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Domesticated form of Capra hircus

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GOAT

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19
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Male goat over 1 year of age

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BUCK

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20
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Young male goat less than a year old

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BUCKLING

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21
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Female goat

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DOE

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22
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Young female goat less than a year old

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DOELING

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23
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Group of goats

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FLOCK

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24
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Baby goat of either sex

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KID

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25
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Castrated male goat (or sheep)

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WETHER

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26
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Domesticated species Ovis aries

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SHEEP

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27
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Female sheep at least 1 year of age

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EWE

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28
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Female sheep under 1 year of age

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EWE LAMB

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29
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Group of sheep

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FLOCK

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30
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Young sheep

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LAMB

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31
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Newly born lamb

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LAMBKIN or LAMBLING

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32
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Intact male sheep at least 1 year of age

A

RAM

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33
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Male sheep under 1 year of age

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RAM LAMB

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34
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Mature ovine at least 1 year of age and may also refer to the ovine species

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SHEEP

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35
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Castrated male sheep

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WETHER

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36
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Domesticated Equus caballus

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HORSE

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37
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Male horse under 3 years of age

A

COLT

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38
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Female horse under 3 years of age

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FILLY

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39
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Young equine under 1 year of age

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FOAL

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40
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Castrated male horses

A

GELDING

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41
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Female horse after her 4th birthday

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MARE

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42
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Intact male horse

A

STALLION

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43
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  • related to horses
  • smaller build and longer ears
  • also known as ASS
A

DONKEY

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44
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Correct term used for a donkey, burro or jackstock

A

ASS

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45
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Spanish term for donkey

A

BURRO

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46
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Hybrid animal that is produced when a female ass is crossed with a stallion

A

HINNY

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47
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Male hinny over 3 years of age

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HORSE HINNY

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48
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Male mule over 3 years of age

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HORSE MULE

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49
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Male ass

A

JACK

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50
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Plural referring to American Mammoth jacks and jennets

  • properly termed asses
  • not referred as donkeys and burros
A

JACKSTOCK

51
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Female ass

A

JENNET or JENNY

52
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Male ass used to produce donkeys

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JENNET JACK

53
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Informal term for a male mule

A

JOHN

54
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Hybrid animal that is produced when a jack is crossed with mare

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MULE

55
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Young mules under 3 years of age

A

MULE COLTS

56
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Male ass used to produce mules

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MULE JACK

57
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Female hinny over 3 years of age

A

MARE HINNY

58
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Female mule over 3 years of age

A

MARE MULE

59
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Female mule

A

MOLLY

60
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  • even toed ungulates of the family Suidae

- descended from 2 species: Common Eurasian Wild Pig and Asian Banded Pig

A

SWINE

61
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Castrated (before sexual maturity) male swine

A

BARROW

62
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Adult male swine

A

BOAR

63
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Female swine that has not given birth

A

GILT

64
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Group of swine

A

DROVE

65
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Young pig that is produced by one farmer and sold to another for growing out to market weight

A

FEEDER PIG

66
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Mature swine with an adult weight above 150 pounds

A

HOG

67
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Large deposits of fat that could be more easily butchered from the animal in large chunks

A

LARD

68
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Hog that weighs from 220-260 pounds and sent to market at age 5-7 months

A

MARKET HOG

69
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  • types of pig were developed to have more lean meat with moderate marbling of fat
A

MEAT

70
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Young swine that is not sexually mature or a mature swine with an adult weight

A

PIG

71
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Young pig in its first 14-21 days of life and is still nursing

A

PIGLET

72
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Young hog (not sexually mature) that has been weaned and is ready for market

A

SHOAT

73
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Adult female swine

A

SOW

74
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Castrated (after sexual maturity) male swine

A

STAG

75
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Mammal of the family Leporidae or the domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus

A

RABBIT

76
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Male rabbit

A

BUCK

77
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Female rabbit

A

DOE

78
Q

Rabbit that is 2 months old

A

FRYER or YOUNG RABBIT

79
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Baby rabbit

A

KIT

80
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Where owners keep their herd of rabbits in separate cages

A

RABBITRY

81
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A rabbit 3 months of age or older averaging 6 pounds or more

A

STEWER or MATURE RABBIT

82
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Where owners keep their herd of rabbits as a group in a large cage or enclosure

A

WARREN

83
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Domesticated birds that are kept for meat or eggs

A

POULTRY

84
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Group comprised of one species of poultry

A

FLOCK

85
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Group of poultry with one male and two females

A

TRIO

86
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Domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus)

A

CHICKEN

87
Q

Meat chicken processed at age 7-12 weeks

A

BROILER

88
Q

Meat chicken marketed at 12-20 weeks

A

FRYER

89
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  • Male chicken that have been castrated and harvested at 4-8 months old
  • produce more white meat and have higher fat content than other chickens
A

CAPON

90
Q

Newly hatched or a very young chicken

A

CHICK

91
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Male chicken at least 1 year of age or older

A

COCK

92
Q

Male chicken less than 1 year old

A

COCKEREL

93
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  • cross between a Cornish and Plymouth Rock chicken (originally pure cornish)
  • 4-5 weeks old
  • may be of either sex
A

CORNISH GAME HENS

94
Q

Female chicken at least 1 year of age

A

HEN

95
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Young chicken 3-4 weeks old prepared as a single serving

A

POUSSIN or SPRING CHICKEN

96
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  • Female chicken less than 1 year of age

- in industry, it is a young female that has yet to start laying eggs

A

PULLET

97
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Chickens that are 6-12 months old

A

ROASTERS

98
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Male chicken over 1 year of age

A

ROOSTERS

99
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Mature male or female chicken over 1 year of age

A

STEWING FOWL

100
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  • Domesticated swimming birds

- have broad, flat bill, short legs and webbed feet

A

DUCKS

101
Q

Two species of ducks significant in the poultry industry

A

MALLARD DUCK and MUSCOVY DUCK

102
Q

Adult male duck

A

DRAKE

103
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Can refer to a female of the duck family

A

DUCK

104
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Baby ducks

A

DUCKLINGS

105
Q

Male duck over 1 year of age

A

OLD DRAKE

106
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Female duck over 1 year of age

A

OLD DUCK

107
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Male duck under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG DRAKE

108
Q

Female duck under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG DUCK

109
Q
  • Domesticated water birds

- shorter neck than a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than a duck

A

GEESE

110
Q

Male goose over 1 year of age

- also refered as old gander

A

GANDER

111
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Singular of geese or a female goose

A

GOOSE

112
Q

Young goose up until feathers have replaced all of their down

A

GOSLING

113
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Female goose over 1 year of age

A

OLD GOOSE

114
Q

Male goose under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG GANDER

115
Q

Female goose under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG GOOSE

116
Q
  • Large North American bird (Meleagris Gallopavo)

- domesticated for food and comes in many varieties

A

TURKEY

117
Q

Female turkey over 1 year of age

A

HEN and OLD HEN

118
Q

Male turkey over 1 year of age

A

OLD TOM

119
Q

Young domestic (not wild) turkey

A

POULT

120
Q

Male turkey

A

TOM

121
Q

Female turkey under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG HEN

122
Q

Male turkey under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG TOM

123
Q
  • Coturnix coturnix

- same as chicken

A

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