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Vet 118 > Common Terms for Names of Animals > Flashcards

Common Terms for Names of Animals Flashcards

1
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cats

A

felines

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2
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tom

A

intact male cat

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3
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sire

A

male parent of offspring (used for many species)

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4
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queen

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intact female cat

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5
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dam

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female parent of offspring (used for many species)

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6
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kitten

A

young feline

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7
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queening

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giving birth to kittens

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8
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litter

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kittens or puppies born together

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9
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stud

A

intact male dog

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10
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bitch

A

intact female dog

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11
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whelp

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young canine

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12
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whelping

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process of giving birth to puppies

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13
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pack

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group of unrelated dogs

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14
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stallion

A

intact male horse older than 4 years

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15
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gelding

A

castrated male horse

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16
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mare

A

intact female horse older than 4 years

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17
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colt

A

intact male horse under 4 years

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18
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filly

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intact female horse younger than 4

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19
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foal

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young horse when you don’t know the sex

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20
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weanling

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horse under 1 year old but has been weaned

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21
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yearling

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young horse about 1 year old

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22
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foaling

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giving birth to colt or filly

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23
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group of horses (5)

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herd, band, string, team, stable

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24
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ponies

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adult horse that is 8.2 to 14.5 hands

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25
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donkey

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ass or burro

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26
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jack

A

intact male donkey

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27
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jenny

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intact female donkey

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28
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mule parents

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offspring of jack and mare

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29
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hinny parents

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stallion and jenny

30
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barren or span

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group of mules/hinnies

31
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bovine

32
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bull

A

intact male cattle

33
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steer

A

castrated male cattle

34
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cow

A

intact female cattle

35
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heifer

A

young female cattle that has not had her first calf

36
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calf

A

young bovine

37
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freemartin

A

usually sterile female cattle born twin to bull calf

38
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calving

A

giving birth to calves

39
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freshening

A

process of dairy calving or goats

40
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herd

A

group of cattle or goats or pigs

41
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ovine

42
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ram

A

intact male sheep

43
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wether

A

castrated male sheep or goat

44
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ewe

A

intact female sheep

45
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lamb

A

young sheep

46
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lambing

A

process of giving birth to baby sheep

47
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flock

A

group of sheep

48
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caprine

49
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doe

A

intact female goat

50
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kid

A

young sheep

51
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kidding

A

process of giving birth to baby sheep

52
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swine

53
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boar

A

intact male pig

54
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barrow

A

castrated male pig before maturity

55
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stag

A

castrated male pig after maturity

56
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sow

A

intact female pig

57
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gilt

A

young female pig that hasn’t given birth

58
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pig

59
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farrowing

A

process of giving birth to pigs

60
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poultry

A

domesticated birds

61
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rooster or cock

A

intact male chicken

62
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cockerel

A

young male chicken between 10 and 32 weeks

63
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capon

A

castrated male chicken

64
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hen

A

intact female chicken

65
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pullet

A

immature female chicken between 10 and 32 weeks

66
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chick

A

very young chicken

67
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broiler/fryer

A

meat type chickens sent to market at 6.5 weeks old

68
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roaster

A

meat type chickens sent to market between 9 and 11 weeks old

69
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flock

A

group of chickens

70
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brood

A

group of female chickens

71
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clutch or peep

A

group of chicks

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