Animal terminology Flashcards
1
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What’s the common name for a dog?
A
dog
2
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What’s the family name for a dog?
A
Canine
3
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What’s the male name for a dog?
A
stud/dog
4
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what’s the female name for a dog? 
A
bitch
5
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What’s the young name for a dog?
A
pup or puppies 
6
Q
What’s the name of a litter for a dog?
A
whelp
7
Q
What’s a group name for a dog
A
pack
8
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What’s the birthing name for a dog?
A
Whelping
9
Q
What’s a group of domestic dogs called
A
Kennel
10
Q
What’s the common name for a cat?
A
Cat
11
Q
What’s the family name for a cat?
A
feline
12
Q
What’s the male name for a cat?
A
tom
13
Q
What’s the female name for a cat
A
queen
14
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What’s the young name for a cat?
A
Kitten
15
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What’s the group name for a cat?
A
pride
16
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What’s the birthing name for a cat?
A
queening 
17
Q
What’s a group of domestic cats called?
A
clowder
18
Q
What’s the common name for a rabbit?
A
Rabbit
19
Q
What’s the family name for a rabbit?
A
Lagomorph
20
Q
What are the two names for a male rabbit?
A
Buck-intact
lapin-neutered
21
Q
what’s the female name for a rabbit
A
doe
22
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What’s the young name for a rabbit?
A
kit
23
Q
What’s a group of rabbits called
A
herd/ colonies 
24
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What’s it called when a rabbit is giving birth
A
kindling
25
What’s a common name for a guinea pig?
Guinea pig
26
What family is a guinea pig in
cavy
27
What’s the male name for a guinea pig
boar-intact
28
What’s the female name for a guinea pig?
sow
29
What’s the young name for a guinea pig?
pup
30
What is a group of guinea pigs called?
herd
31
What’s a common name for a ferret?
Ferret
32
What’s the family name for a ferret?
mustelidae
33
What’s the male names for a ferret?
hob- intact
gib- neutered
34
What are the names for a female ferret?
jill- intact
sprite- neutered
35
What’s the name for a young ferret?
kit
36
What’s a group of ferrets called?
Business
37
What’s the birthing name for a ferret?
kindling
38
What’s the common name for a chinchilla?
Chinchilla
39
What’s the family name for a chinchilla?
chinchillidae 
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What’s the male name for a chinchilla?
 Buck
41
What’s the female name for a chinchilla
doe
42
What’s a young chinchilla called?
kit
43
What’s a group of chinchillas called?
herds
44
What are rodents?
Mouse/rat 
45
What’s a common name for rodents?
Rodents
46
What’s the family name for rodents?
rodentia
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What’s a male rodent called?
sire
48
what’s a female rodent called? 
dam
49
What’s a young rodent called?
pup/ pinkys
50
What’s a group of rodents called
colonies
51
What’s a common name for cows?
cows/cattle
52
What’s the family name for cows?
Bovine
53
What are the male names for cows?
bull-intact
steer- neutered
54
What’s a female name for cow?
Cow
55
What’s the cow name for a young?
Calf
56
What’s the group name for a cow?
herd
57
What’s the birthing name for a cow?
calving
58
What’s a heifer
A female that hasn’t given birth 
59
what’s a springer
.
60
what’s the common name for a horse
horse
61
What’s the family name for a horse?
Equine
62
What are the male names for a horse?
stallion- intact
Gelding- neutered
63
What’s the female name for a horse?
mare
64
What’s the young name for a horse?
foal
65
What’s a group of a horse called?
herd
66
What’s the birthing name for a horse?
foaling
67
what’s a colt
Intact young male
68
what’s a filly
Intact, young female
69
What’s the common name for a sheep?
sheep
70
What’s the family name for a sheep?
bovidae
71
What are the names for a male sheep?
ram-intact
wether-neutered
72
what’s the name for a female sheep? 
ewe
73
What’s the name for a young sheep?
lamb
74
What’s the name of a group of sheep?
flock
75
What’s the birthing name for a sheep
lambing
76
what are ewe lamb
baby female 
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What’s a Ram lamb
baby male
78
What’s the common name for a pig
pig/ swine
79
What’s the family name for a pig?
porcine
80
What does a male names for a pig?
boar-intact
barrow- neutered
81
What’s the female name for a pig?
sow
82
what’s a young pig called?
piglet
83
What’s a group of pigs called
herd
84
What’s the birthing name for a pig?
farrowing
85
whats a glit
Female pig that hasn’t gave birth
86
What’s the common name for a goat?
goat
87
What’s the family name for a goat?
caprine
88
What is the male names for a goat?
buck-intact
wether- neutered
89
what’s a female name for a goat
doe
90
what’s the name for a young goat? 
kid
91
What’s the name for a group of goats?
herd
92
What’s it called when a goat gives birth
kidding
93
What’s the common name for a duck?
duck
94
What’s the family name of a duck
anserine
95
What’s a male duck called?
drake
96
What’s a female duck called?
duck
97
what do young duck called?
Duckling
98
What’s a group of ducks called?
Flock
99
What’s it called when a duck gives birth
hatching
100
What’s a common name for a goose?
goose
101
What’s your family name for a goose?
anserine
102
What’s the male name for a goose?
gander
103
What’s the female name for a goose?
goose
104
What’s a young goose called
Gosling
105
What’s a group of goose called?
gaggle
106
what’s it called when a goose gives birth
hatching
107
What’s the common name for a chicken?
Chicken
108
What’s the family name for a chicken?
phasiaidae
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What’s a male chicken called?
rooster/cock
110
What’s a female chicken called?
hen
111
what’s a young chicken called 
chick/ poult
112
What’s a group of chickens called?
flock
113
What’s birthing of a chicken called
hatching
114
what’s a capon
Young, neutered, male, chicken, or domestic fowl 
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what’s a pullet
Immature, female chicken
116
what’s a cockerel
Immature, male chicken
117
What’s a common name for a donkey?
donkey or ass
118
What family is donkeys in
Equine
119
What’s a male donkey called
jack
120
What’s a female donkey called?
jenny
121
What’s a young donkey called?
foal
122
What’s a group of donkeys called
herd
123
What’s it called when a donkey gives birth
foaling
124
What’s a mule
Male donkey, female horse cross
125
What’s a hinny
male horse female donkey cross 
126
What’s a common name for llama?
llama
127
What’s the family name for a llama
camelid
128
What are male llamas called
bull- intact
gelding- neutered
129
What’s a female llama called?
cow/dam
130
What’s a young lama called
cria
131
What’s a group of llamas called?
herd
132
what’s the birthing name for a llama? 
unpacking/ foaling 
