Vocabulary - animal

Question 1

reynard

Answer 1

name of the fox who is hero of the French beast epic Roman de Renart, from Middle French Renart, Renard

Question 2

volant

Answer 2

(Of an animal) able to fly or glide (fr- voler: to fly)

Question 3

bullock

Answer 3

An ox

Question 4

carapace

Answer 4

shell covering the back (turtle, crab, etc)

Question 5

bos

Answer 5

a genus of ruminant mammals including the wild and domestic cattle and sometimes the water buffaloes and related forms

Question 6

caw

Answer 6

(n) the harsh cry of a crow or similar bird– (v) to utter a caw

Question 7

ungulate

Answer 7

hoofed mammal

Question 8

drake

Answer 8

a male duck

Question 9

hart

Answer 9

a male deer

Question 10

menagerie

Answer 10

1: a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition 2. a varied mixture

Question 11

mongrel

Answer 11

The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties

Question 12

simian

Answer 12

monkey, ape; also : any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of primates that includes monkeys, apes, and humans

Question 13

dingo

Answer 13

a free-ranging dog found mainly in Australia. Its exact ancestry is debated, but dingoes are generally believed to be descended from semi-domesticated dogs from East or South Asia,

Question 14

marsupial

Answer 14

family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

Question 15

marten

Answer 15

semiarboreal slender-bodied carnivorous mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family that occur in the northern hemisphere.

Question 16

meerkat

Answer 16

meerkat or suricate is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family. It is the only member of the genus Suricata.

Question 17

signet

Answer 17

a small seal, especially one set in a ring, used instead of or with a signature to give authentication to an official document

Question 18

anadromous

Answer 18

ascending rivers from the sea for breeding — compare catadromous.

Question 19

cygnet

Answer 19

A young swan

Question 20

raptor

Answer 20

a bird of prey, e.g., an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl

Question 21

hart

Answer 21

chiefly British. : the male of the red deer especially when over five years old : stag — compare hind.

Question 22

extant

Answer 22

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

Question 23

feral

Answer 23

(especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication

Question 24

abalone

Answer 24

a mollusk; a type tuna

Question 25

bellwether

Answer 25

1. the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck. 2. an indicator or predictor of something

Question 26

bovine

Answer 26

of, relating to, or affecting cattle

Question 27

aerie

Answer 27

a large nest of a bird of prey, especially an eagle, typically built high in a tree or on a cliff (also spelled aery, eyrie, eyry)

Question 28

arboreal

Answer 28

tree-dwelling

Question 29

bonobo

Answer 29

a chimpanzee with a black face and black hair, found in the rain forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Question 30

koi

Answer 30

a common carp of a large ornamental variety, originally bred in Japan