Animal Terminology

Question 1

What species is a Lagomorph?

Answer 1

rabbit

Question 2

Lapin? (rabbit)

Answer 2

neutered male rabbit

Question 3

Kindling? (rabbit)

Answer 3

giving birth to rabbits

Question 4

What species is a Mustela?

Answer 4

ferret

Question 5

Hob? (ferret)

Answer 5

intact male ferret

Question 6

Gib? (ferret)

Answer 6

neutered male ferret

Question 7

Jill? (ferret)

Answer 7

intact female ferret

Question 8

Sprite? (ferret)

Answer 8

spayed female ferret

Question 9

What species is a Psittacine?

Answer 9

parrot

Question 10

What species is a Murine?

Answer 10

mouse/rat

Question 11

What species is a Gallus?

Answer 11

chicken

Question 12

Rooster/Cock? (chicken)

Answer 12

sexually mature male chicken

Question 13

Cockerel? (chicken)

Answer 13

immature male chicken

Question 14

Capon? (chicken)

Answer 14

young, castrated male chicken

Question 15

Pullet? (chicken)

Answer 15

immature, intact female chicken

Question 16

Poult? (chicken)

Answer 16

young chickens

Question 17

What species is a Porcine?

Answer 17

pig

Question 18

Boar? (pig)

Answer 18

intact male pig

Question 19

Barrow? (pig)

Answer 19

male pig castrated when young

Question 20

Stag? (pig)

Answer 20

male pig castrated after maturity

Question 21

Sow? (pig)

Answer 21

intact female pig

Question 22

Gilt? (pig)

Answer 22

young female pig that has not yet farrowed (given birth)

Question 23

Farrowing? (pig)

Answer 23

giving birth to pigs

Question 24

What is a group of pigs referred to as?

Answer 24

a herd

Question 25

What species is an Ovine?

Answer 25

sheep

Question 26

Ram? (sheep)

Answer 26

intact male sheep

Question 27

Wether? (sheep, goat)

Answer 27

castrated male sheep and goat

Question 28

What is a group of sheep referred to as?

Answer 28

a flock

Question 29

What species is a Caprine?

Answer 29

goat

Question 30

Freshening?

Answer 30

giving birth to start lactation (in dairy animals)

Question 31

Bull? (cow)

Answer 31

intact male bovine

Question 32

Jumper bull? (cow)

Answer 32

intact male that has just reached maturity and is used for breeding

Question 33

Gomer/teaser bull? (cow)

Answer 33

bull used to detect females in heat but doesn’t breed to them

Question 34

Steer? (cow)

Answer 34

male castrated before maturity

Question 35

Stag? (cow)

Answer 35

male castrated after maturity

Question 36

Cow? (cow)

Answer 36

intact female that has given birth

Question 37

Heifer? (cow)

Answer 37

young female bovine that has not given birth

Question 38

Springer heifer? (cow)

Answer 38

young female bovine pregnant with her first calf

Question 39

Stallion? (horse)

Answer 39

intact male over 3 yrs

Question 40

Colt? (horse)

Answer 40

intact male under 3 yrs

Question 41

Ridgeling? (horse)

Answer 41

cryptorchid

Question 42

Mare? (horse)

Answer 42

intact female over 3 yrs

Question 43

Filly? (horse)

Answer 43

intact female under 3 yrs that has not foaled

Question 44

Brood mare? (horse)

Answer 44

breeding female equine

Question 45

Maiden mare? (horse)

Answer 45

intact female equine that has never bred

Question 46

Barren mare / open mare? (horse)

Answer 46

intact female equine that was not bred or did not conceive the previous season

Question 47

Wet mare? (horse)

Answer 47

intact female equine that has foaled during the current breeding season

Question 48

Agalactic mare? (horse)

Answer 48

intact female equine not producing milk

Question 49

Foal? (horse)

Answer 49

young equine of either sex, from birth to weaning

Question 50

Weanling? (horse)

Answer 50

young equine from weaning to 1 yr

Question 51

Yearling? (horse)

Answer 51

young equine between 1 - 2 yrs