Animals & Wildlife vocabulary

Vocabulary for mammals, birds, fish, insects and other animals

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Word	Level	Definition
dog	A1	an animal that people keep as a pet
cat	A1	a small animal that people keep at home
horse	A1	a big animal with four legs that people ride
cow	A1	a big farm animal that gives milk
pig	A1	a pink farm animal with a flat nose
sheep	A1	a farm animal with soft white hair
goat	A2	a farm animal with horns that eats almost anything
rabbit	A1	a small soft animal with long ears
mouse	A1	a small animal that lives in houses or fields
rat	A1	an animal like a big mouse
hamster	A2	small soft animal kept as a pet
elephant	A1	a very big animal with a long nose and big ears
lion	A1	a big wild cat with a large head of hair
tiger	A1	a big wild cat with orange and black lines
bear	A1	a big strong wild animal with thick hair
wolf	A2	a wild animal like a large dog that lives in groups
fox	B1	wild animal like a dog with red fur
deer	A2	a wild animal with long legs, the male has horns
monkey	A1	an animal climbing trees with long arms
gorilla	B1	very large strong animal like a monkey
zebra	A2	animal like a horse with black and white lines
giraffe	B1	very tall animal with a long neck
hippo	A2	a very large grey animal living in rivers
rhino	C1	large heavy animal with a horn on its nose
kangaroo	A2	a large animal jumping on strong back legs
koala	A2	a small animal living in trees and eating leaves
panda	A2	a large black and white bear
squirrel	A2	small animal with a big tail that climbs trees
hedgehog	A2	small animal with sharp points on its back
bat	A1	a small animal that flies at night

Word	Level	Definition
bird	A1	a small animal flying in the air
chicken	A1	a bird kept for eggs and meat
duck	A2	a bird that swims on water and says quack
goose	A1	a big white bird with a long neck
turkey	A1	a big bird people eat
pigeon	A2	a grey bird often seen in cities
sparrow	A2	small brown bird you see often
crow	B1	large black bird with a loud voice
raven	B1	a large black bird
eagle	A2	a very big strong bird that hunts other animals
hawk	B1	large bird that hunts small animals
owl	A2	bird that hunts at night with big eyes
parrot	B1	bright colored bird that can copy human words
peacock	A2	large bird with beautiful long blue and green tail feathers
penguin	A2	a black and white sea bird that cannot fly
swan	A2	large white bird with a long neck
flamingo	A2	tall pink bird with long thin legs
seagull	A2	white bird that lives near the sea
stork	B1	large white bird with long legs
hummingbird	B1	very small bird that can fly in one place
woodpecker	A2	a bird tapping on trees to find insects inside
robin	A2	small bird with a red or orange front
canary	A2	small yellow singing bird
feather	A2	light soft thing that covers a bird
wing	B1	the part of a bird or plane that helps it fly

Word	Level	Definition
fish	A1	an animal that lives and swims in water
shark	A2	a large, often dangerous fish with sharp teeth
whale	B1	a very big animal that lives in the sea
dolphin	A2	a smart sea animal that jumps and swims fast
octopus	A2	a sea animal with eight long arms
squid	B1	soft sea animal with ten arms
jellyfish	A2	sea animal with a soft clear body that can sting
crab	A2	a sea animal with a hard shell and claws
lobster	B1	a large sea creature with a hard shell and claws
shrimp	A2	a small sea animal with a thin body you can eat
oyster	B1	a sea animal with a hard shell, often eaten as food
clam	A2	a sea animal with a hard shell in two parts
seal	A2	sea animal with smooth skin and big eyes
walrus	C1	large sea animal with two long teeth and thick skin
starfish	B1	sea animal shaped like a star
coral	B1	a hard material under the sea made by tiny animals
salmon	B1	large pink fish good for eating
tuna	A2	a big sea fish you can eat
trout	B1	a fresh water fish that is good to eat
goldfish	A2	small orange fish often kept as a pet
eel	A2	long thin fish that looks like a snake
ray	A2	a flat sea fish with wide fins like wings
seahorse	B2	a small fish with a head shaped like a horse
fin	A2	flat part on a fish used for swimming
gill	B1	body part fish use to breathe in water

Word	Level	Definition
snake	A1	a long thin animal with no legs
lizard	A2	small animal with four legs and a long tail
crocodile	A2	a big animal with a long mouth that lives in water
alligator	A2	large animal with hard skin living in water
turtle	B1	an animal with a hard round cover on its back
tortoise	A2	a slow animal with a hard shell on its back
frog	A1	a small green animal that jumps and lives near water
toad	B1	an animal like a frog with dry rough skin
salamander	C1	small animal like a lizard that lives near water
chameleon	B1	small animal that changes color
gecko	C1	a small tropical lizard that can climb smooth surfaces
iguana	B1	large lizard found in warm countries
cobra	A2	a large poisonous snake with a wide neck
python	B1	very large snake that wraps around animals
venom	B1	bad liquid from a snake or spider that can hurt you
scale	B1	a small hard piece of skin that covers a reptile or fish
shell	A2	hard outside covering of something
tail	B1	long part at the back of an animal
claw	A2	sharp curved nail on an animal's foot
fang	A2	long sharp tooth of an animal

Word	Level	Definition
insect	A2	very small animal with six legs
bug	A2	a small insect
bee	A1	a small yellow and black flying insect
wasp	A2	a flying insect with a thin body that can sting you
fly	A1	a small insect that moves through the air
mosquito	B1	small flying insect that bites and drinks blood
butterfly	A1	a beautiful flying insect with colors
moth	A2	insect like a butterfly that flies at night
ant	B1	very small insect that lives in large groups
spider	A2	small animal with eight legs that makes webs
beetle	B1	insect with hard wings on its back
ladybug	A2	small round red bug with black spots
grasshopper	B1	green jumping insect with long back legs
cricket	A2	a small jumping insect that makes a chirping sound
dragonfly	B2	an insect with a long body and four clear wings
caterpillar	A2	worm-like young stage of a butterfly or moth
cockroach	A2	large brown insect found in houses
worm	A2	a small soft creature with a long thin body and no legs
snail	A2	small soft creature with a shell that moves slowly
slug	B1	slow soft creature without a shell

Word	Level	Definition
paw	B1	foot of an animal with soft pads
hoof	C1	hard part on the foot of a horse or cow
horn	A2	hard pointed thing on an animal's head
tusk	B2	a very long pointed tooth that grows outside the mouth
trunk	B1	long flexible nose of an elephant
mane	A2	long hair on the neck of a horse or lion
fur	A2	soft thick hair on an animal
whiskers	B1	long hair that grows on the face of a cat or man
snout	B2	the long nose and mouth part of an animal
beak	A2	the hard mouth part of a bird
nest	A2	a home that birds build for their eggs
den	A2	a wild animal's hidden home
burrow	C1	a hole dug in the ground by a small animal to live in
hive	B2	a home for bees, or a busy active place
web	A2	thin net a spider makes, or the internet
egg	A1	a round thing a bird makes that can become a baby
cocoon	B1	soft case that protects an insect while changing
antenna	B1	thin part on an insect's head for feeling
sting	A2	a sharp pointed part of an insect used to hurt other creatures
bite	A1	a mark on your skin made by an animal's teeth

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