Wild animals Flashcards
carnivore
carnivorous (adj)
syn: meat-eater, hunter, predator
antonyms: herbivore, prey
fearsome carnivores
herbivore
herbivorous(adj)
syn: beast of prey, prey
antonyms: carnivore, omnivore (both plants and meat)
domesticated
domestication, to domesticate
syn: tame, trained, broken in -> for horses
antonyms: wild, feral
poach
illegally hunt wild animals / take something from a rival/competitor
poacher, poaching
synonyms: hunt, prey on, cattle rustling ->stealing cows or buffalos
antonyms: protect
illegal poaching, to poach an idea, to be poached by a rival company
territory
territorial, territorially
syn: habitat, region, kingdom
coll.: act/behave territorially, mark one’s territory, enemy territory, familiar territory, defend one’s territory
reproduce
reproduction, reproductive
breed, procreate, spawn (for animals that lay eggs), give birth
antonyms: die, go extinct
be able to reproduce, fail to reproduce, the ability to reproduce, reproduce by+action, reproduce in the wild, reproduce in captivity
apex predator
Apex = the top of something
top predator, alpha predator
antonyms: prey, quarry, herbivore
to encounter an apex predator, the absence of an apex predator, an unchallenged apex predator
migrate
migration(noun), migrating, migratory(both adj)
to range, to journey, to roam
antonyms: to remain, to stay
to migrate southwards/northwards, to migrate from somewhere to somewhere else, to migrate annually, seasonal migration
endangered
to endanger, endangerment
at risk, imperilled, threatened
antonyms: plentiful(sheeps), protected(pandas)
endangered species, to be endangered, highly endangered
aggressive
aggression, aggressively
hostile, belligerent, violent
antonyms: tranquil, docile, friendly
extremely/highly aggressive, openly aggressive (you show that you are aggressive), aggressive towards someone
