Animal Terms

Below you'll find typical terms that we use to refer to some of the more common animals. In some cases there are additional terms not shown here. The collective terms describe groups of the animal and are also known as "terms of venery". (Easy List) Collective term (terms of venery) a colony of ants, an army of ants a cloud of bats, a colony of bats a sleuth of bears, a sloth of bears a hive of bees, a swarm of bees

Animal ant bat bear bee

Plural ants bats bears bees

Male winged male, aner male boar drone

Female queen, worker female sow queen, worker

Young antling pup cub larva, schadon, fry (plural noun) nestling, fledgling calf

bird

birds

cock

hen

a flock of birds, a flight of birds (in the air) a herd of buffalo

buffalo

buffalo, buffalloes, buffaloes cats chickens

bull

cow

cat chicken

tom rooster

queen hen

kitten chick

a clutter of cats a brood of chickens, a flock of chickens a herd of cattle a pack of dogs a school of dolphins a raft of ducks a herd of elephants

cow dog dolphin duck elephant

cattle dogs dolphins ducks elephants

bull dog bull drake bull

cow bitch cow duck cow

calf puppy, pup pup duckling calf

fish fox frog goose goat

fish, fishes foxes frogs geese goats

male dog, reynard male gander billy (domestic), evec stallion, colt (young)

female vixen female goose nanny

fry (plural noun) cub tadpole, froglet gosling kid

a school of fish a troop of foxes, an earth of foxes an army of frogs, a colony of frogs a flock of geese, a gaggle of geese a flock of goats, a herd of goats a herd of horses, a team of horses (in harness), a string of horses (for racing) a mob of kangaroos, a troop of kangaroos a pride of lions a troop of monkeys a parliament of owls a herd of oxen, a drove of oxen (when driven in a group), a team of oxen (in harness) a colony of penguins a crowd of people a herd of pigs, a flock of pigs a colony of rabbits, a nest of rabbits, a warren

horse

horses

mare, filly (young)

foal

kangaroo

kangaroos

buck

doe

joey

lion monkey owl ox

lions monkeys owls oxen

lion male male bull, steer (castrated)

lioness female female cow

cub infant owlet calf

penguin person pig rabbit

penguins people pigs rabbits

male man boar buck

female woman sow roe

chick baby, infant suckling, piglet bunny, bunny rabbit

of rabbits (strictly, where they live) sheep tiger sheep tigers ram tiger ewe tigress lamb cub, whelp a flock of sheep a streak of tigers, an ambush of tigers (fanciful*) a school of whales, a shoal of whales, a pod of whales (smaller groups) a pack of wolves, a herd of wolves a cohort of zebra, a herd of zebra

whale

whales

bull

cow

calf

wolf zebra

wolves zebra, zebras

dog stallion

bitch mare

cub foal

*Some collective terms are fanciful or invented, for example: an ambush of tigers, a wilderness of monkeys, a zeal of zebra

Animal Terms Easy List

Here are words that we use for some of the most common animals. (Longer List) Animal ant bird cat chicken cow dog elephant fish Plural ants birds cats chickens cattle dogs elephants fish, fishes Male winged male, aner cock tom rooster bull dog bull male Female queen, worker hen queen hen cow bitch cow female Young antling nestling, fledgling kitten chick calf puppy, pup calf fry (plural noun)

fox horse kangaroo lion monkey penguin pig rabbit sheep tiger whale wolf

foxes horses kangaroos lions monkeys penguins pigs rabbits sheep tigers whales wolves

dog, reynard stallion, colt (young) buck lion male male boar buck ram tiger bull dog

vixen mare, filly (young) doe lioness female female sow roe ewe tigress cow bitch

cub foal joey cub infant chick suckling, piglet bunny, bunny rabbit lamb cub, whelp calf cub

Animal Terms
Below you'll find typical terms that we use to refer to some of the more common animals. In some cases there are additional terms not shown here. The collective terms describe groups of the animal and are also known as "terms of venery". (Easy List) Collective term (terms of venery) a colony of ants, an army of ants a cloud of bats, a colony of bats a sleuth of bears, a sloth of bears a hive of bees, a swarm of bees

Animal ant bat bear bee

Plural ants bats bears bees

Male winged male, aner male boar drone

Female queen, worker female sow queen, worker

Young antling pup cub larva, schadon, fry (plural noun)

bird

birds

cock

hen

nestling, fledgling calf

a flock of birds, a flight of birds (in the air) a herd of buffalo

buffalo

buffalo, buffalloes, buffaloes cats chickens

bull

cow

cat chicken

tom rooster

queen hen

kitten chick

a clutter of cats a brood of chickens, a flock of chickens a herd of cattle a pack of dogs a school of dolphins a raft of ducks a herd of elephants a school of fish a troop of foxes, an earth of foxes an army of frogs, a colony of frogs a flock of geese, a gaggle of geese a flock of goats, a herd of goats a herd of horses, a team of horses (in harness), a string of horses (for racing) a mob of kangaroos, a troop of kangaroos

cow dog dolphin duck elephant fish fox frog goose goat

cattle dogs dolphins ducks elephants fish, fishes foxes frogs geese goats

bull dog bull drake bull male dog, reynard male gander billy (domestic), evec stallion, colt (young)

cow bitch cow duck cow female vixen female goose nanny

calf puppy, pup pup duckling calf fry (plural noun) cub tadpole, froglet gosling kid

horse

horses

mare, filly (young)

foal

kangaroo

kangaroos

buck

doe

joey

lion monkey owl ox

lions monkeys owls oxen

lion male male bull, steer (castrated)

lioness female female cow

cub infant owlet calf

a pride of lions a troop of monkeys a parliament of owls a herd of oxen, a drove of oxen (when driven in a group), a team of oxen (in harness) a colony of penguins a crowd of people a herd of pigs, a flock of pigs a colony of rabbits, a nest of rabbits, a warren of rabbits (strictly, where they live) a flock of sheep a streak of tigers, an ambush of tigers (fanciful*) a school of whales, a shoal of whales, a pod of whales (smaller groups) a pack of wolves, a herd of wolves a cohort of zebra, a herd of zebra

penguin person pig rabbit

penguins people pigs rabbits

male man boar buck

female woman sow roe

chick baby, infant suckling, piglet bunny, bunny rabbit

sheep tiger

sheep tigers

ram tiger

ewe tigress

lamb cub, whelp

whale

whales

bull

cow

calf

wolf zebra

wolves zebra, zebras

dog stallion

bitch mare

cub foal

*Some collective terms are fanciful or invented, for example: an ambush of tigers, a wilderness of monkeys, a zeal of zebra