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Animal Terms Flashcards

1
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dog/stud

A

intact male

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bitch

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intact female dog

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whelp

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puppy

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whelping

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giving birth to whelps (puppies)

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5
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tom

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intact male cat, turkey

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queen

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intact female cat

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queening

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giving birth to kittens

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8
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lagomorph

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rabbit

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9
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buck

A

intact male rabbit, goat, deer

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doe

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intact female rabbit, goat, deer

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lapin

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neutered male rabbit

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12
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kit

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young rabbit, ferret

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13
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kindling

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giving birth to rabbits, ferrets

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herd

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group of rabbits, pigs, equines, goats, cattle, cervidae

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hob

A

intact male ferret

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jill

A

intact female ferret

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gib

A

neutered male ferret

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sprite

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spayed female ferret

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cavy

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guinea pig

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boar

A

intact male guinea pig, pig

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21
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sow

A

intact female guinea pig, pig

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22
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pup

A

young guinea pig, mouse, rat

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23
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murine

A

mouse/rat

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sire

A

intact male mouse/rat

  • also means male parent
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dam

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intact female mouse/rat

  • also means female parent
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gang

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group of mice

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psittacine

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birds with beaks for seed cracking (ie parrot)

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cock

A

intact male parrot, chicken

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29
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hen

A

intact female parrot, turkey, chicken, ratite

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30
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chick

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young parrot

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31
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flock

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group of parrots, turkeys, chickens, ducks, ratites, sheep

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32
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poult

A

young turkey, chicken

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33
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clutch

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group of eggs

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34
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rooster

A

sexually mature male chicken (also cock)
intact male ratite

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35
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capon

A

castrated male chicken

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36
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cockerel

A

immature male chicken

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37
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pullet

A

immature female chicken

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38
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chick

A

very young chicken
ratite less than 6 months old

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39
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poultry

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turkey and chicken

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40
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anserine

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goose, duck

41
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gander

A

intact male goose

42
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goose

A

intact female goose

43
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gaggle

A

group of geese

44
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drake

A

intact male duck

45
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duck

A

intact female duck

46
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ratite

A

large flightless bird (ostrich, emu)

47
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hatchling

A

ostrich up to 2 days old

48
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yearling

A

ostrich 6-12 months old

equine 1-2 years

sheep 1-2 years

49
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porcine

A

pig

50
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barrow

A

young castrated male pig

51
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stag

A

male pig, bovine castrated after maturity

52
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gilt

A

young female pig that hasn’t farrowed

53
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farrowing

A

giving birth to pigs

54
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equine

A

horse, donkey, pony, mule

55
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stallion

A

intact male equine over 4

56
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colt

A

intact male equine under 4

57
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mare

A

intact female equine over 4

58
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filly

A

intact female equine under 4

59
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gelding

A

castrated male equine, llama

60
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ridgeling/rig

A

equine whose testicles haven’t fully dropped

61
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foal

A

young equine of either sex

62
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weanling

A

equine under 1 that has been weaned

63
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suckling

A

still nursing foal

64
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foaling

A

giving birth to equine

65
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band

A

group of horses with one stallion and group of mares

66
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brood mare

A

breeding female equine

67
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maiden mare

A

never bred female equine

68
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barren/open mare

A

intact female horse that wasn’t bred the previous season

69
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wet mare

A

intact female horse that has foaled during the current season

70
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agalactic mare

A

intact female horse not producing milk

71
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burro

A

donkey

72
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jack

A

intact male donkey

73
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jenny

A

intact female donkey

74
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ovine

A

sheeo

75
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ram

A

intact male sheep

76
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ewe

A

intact female sheep

77
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wether

A

castrated male sheep, goat

78
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hothouse lamb

A

sheep less than 3 months

79
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spring lamb

A

3-7 months

80
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lambing

A

giving birth to sheep

81
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caprine

A

goat

82
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kid

A

young goat

83
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kidding

A

giving birth to goats

84
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freshening

A

giving birth to dairy animals

85
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camelid

A

llama, alpaca

86
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bull

A

intact male llama (also stallion), bovine, elk, moose, caribou

87
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cow

A

intact female llama, elk, moose, caribou
intact female bovine that has given birth

88
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cria

A

young llama

89
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jumper bull

A

intact male bovine used for breeding

90
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steer

A

male bovine castrated when young

91
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heifer

A

female bovine that hasn’t given birth
young female elk, moose, caribou

92
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calving

A

giving birth to cattle

93
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springing heifer

A

female pregnant with first calf

94
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freemartin

A

sexually sterile bovine

95
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gomer/teaser bull

A

bull used to detect female bovines in heat (can’t impregnate)

96
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cervidae

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deer, moose, caribou

97
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mule

A

male donkey + female horse

98
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hinny

A

female donkey + male horse

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