Glaucomys sabrinus: large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada


Marmota: marmots


genus Marmota: marmots


marmot: stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter


groundhog: reddish brown North American marmot


woodchuck: reddish brown North American marmot


Marmota monax: reddish brown North American marmot


hoary marmot: large North American mountain marmot


whistler: large North American mountain marmot


whistling marmot: large North American mountain marmot


Marmota caligata: large North American mountain marmot


yellowbelly marmot: heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America


rockchuck: heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America


Marmota flaviventris: heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America


Petauristidae: Old World flying squirrels


subfamily Petauristidae: Old World flying squirrels


Asiatic flying squirrel: nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps


Petaurista: very large Asiatic flying squirrels


genus Petaurista: very large Asiatic flying squirrels


taguan: East Indian flying squirrel


flying marmot: East Indian flying squirrel


flying cat: East Indian flying squirrel


Petaurista petaurista: East Indian flying squirrel


Castoridae: beavers


family Castoridae: beavers


Castor: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers


genus Castor: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers


beaver: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges


Old World beaver: a European variety of beaver


Castor fiber: a European variety of beaver


New World beaver: a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida


Castor canadensis: a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida


Castoroides: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States


genus Castoroides: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States


Aplodontiidae: mountain beavers


family Aplodontiidae: mountain beavers


Aplodontia: type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers


genus Aplodontia: type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers


mountain beaver: bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent


sewellel: bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent


Aplodontia rufa: bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent


Caviidae: a family of Hystricomorpha


family Caviidae: a family of Hystricomorpha


Cavia: type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs


genus Cavia: type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs


cavy: short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent


guinea pig: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research


Cavia cobaya: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research


aperea: South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig


wild cavy: South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig


Cavia porcellus: South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig


Dolichotis: maras


genus Dolichotis: maras


mara: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina


Dolichotis patagonum: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina


Hydrochoeridae: capybara


family Hydrochoeridae: capybara


Hydrochoerus: a genus of Hydrochoeridae


genus Hydrochoerus: a genus of Hydrochoeridae


capybara: pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent


capibara: pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent


Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris: pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent


Dasyproctidae: agoutis and pacas


family Dasyproctidae: agoutis and pacas


Dasyprocta: type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis


genus Dasyprocta: type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis


agouti: agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food


Dasyprocta aguti: agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food


Cuniculus: pacas


genus Cuniculus: pacas


paca: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food


Cuniculus paca: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food


Stictomys: mountain pacas


genus Stictomys: mountain pacas


mountain paca: rodent of mountains of western South America


Capromyidae: coypus


family Capromyidae: coypus


Myocastor: a genus of Capromyidae


genus Myocastor: a genus of Capromyidae


coypu: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur


nutria: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur


Myocastor coypus: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur


Chinchillidae: small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents


family Chinchillidae: small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents


genus Chinchilla: type genus of the Chinchillidae


chinchilla: small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur


Chinchilla laniger: small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur


Lagidium: a genus of Chinchillidae


genus Lagidium: a genus of Chinchillidae


mountain chinchilla: a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity


mountain viscacha: a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity


Lagostomus: viscachas


genus Lagostomus: viscachas


viscacha: gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas


chinchillon: gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas


Lagostomus maximus: gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas


Abrocoma: abrocomes


genus Abrocoma: abrocomes


abrocome: ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes


chinchilla rat: ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes


rat chinchilla: ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes


Spalacidae: mole rats


family Spalacidae: mole rats


Spalax: type genus of the Spalacidae


genus Spalax: type genus of the Spalacidae


mole rat: furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East


Bathyergidae: mole rats; sand rats


family Bathyergidae: mole rats; sand rats


Bathyergus: mole rats


genus Bathyergus: mole rats


mole rat: African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance


Heterocephalus: sand rats


genus Heterocephalus: sand rats


sand rat: small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas


naked mole rat: fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites


queen: an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males


queen mole rat: an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males


Damaraland mole rat: colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat


dug: an udder or breast or teat


udder: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)


bag: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)


Ungulata: in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)


ungulate: any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically


hoofed mammal: any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically


Unguiculata: in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans


unguiculate: a mammal having nails or claws


unguiculate mammal: a mammal having nails or claws


Dinocerata: small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene


order Dinocerata: small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene


Uintatheriidae: an extinct family of Dinocerata


family Uintatheriidae: an extinct family of Dinocerata


Uintatherium: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming


genus Uintatherium: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming


dinocerate: an extinct ungulate


dinoceras: a variety of dinocerate


uintathere: a variety of dinocerate


Hyracoidea: hyraxes and some extinct animals


order Hyracoidea: hyraxes and some extinct animals


Procaviidae: includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea


family Procaviidae: includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea


hyrax: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


coney: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


cony: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


dassie: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


das: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


Procavia: type genus of the Procaviidae


genus Procavia: type genus of the Procaviidae


rock hyrax: hyrax that lives in rocky areas


rock rabbit: hyrax that lives in rocky areas


Procavia capensis: hyrax that lives in rocky areas


Perissodactyla: nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms


order Perissodactyla: nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms


odd-toed ungulate: placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot


perissodactyl: placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot


perissodactyl mammal: placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot


Equidae: horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals


family Equidae: horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals


Equus: type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae


genus Equus: type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae


equine: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck


equid: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck


horse: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times


Equus caballus: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times


roan: a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray


stablemate: a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person


stable companion: a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person


Hyracotherium: extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus


genus Hyracotherium: extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus


gee-gee: a word for horse used by children or in adult slang


eohippus: earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal


dawn horse: earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal


genus Mesohippus: a genus of Equidae


mesohippus: North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses


genus Protohippus: a genus of Equidae


protohippus: Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size


foal: a young horse


filly: a young female horse under the age of four


colt: a young male horse under the age of four


male horse: the male of species Equus caballus


ridgeling: a colt with undescended testicles


ridgling: a colt with undescended testicles


ridgel: a colt with undescended testicles


ridgil: a colt with undescended testicles


stallion: uncastrated adult male horse


entire: uncastrated adult male horse


stud: adult male horse kept for breeding


studhorse: adult male horse kept for breeding


gelding: castrated male horse


mare: female equine animal


female horse: female equine animal


broodmare: a female horse used for breeding


stud mare: a female horse used for breeding


saddle horse: a lightweight horse kept for riding only


riding horse: a lightweight horse kept for riding only


mount: a lightweight horse kept for riding only


remount: a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle


palfrey: especially a light saddle horse for a woman


warhorse: horse used in war


cavalry horse: horse trained for battle


charger: formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle


courser: formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle


steed: (literary) a spirited horse for state or war


prancer: a mettlesome or fiery horse


hack: a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.


cow pony: a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle


quarter horse: a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia


Morgan: an American breed of small compact saddle horses


Tennessee walker: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk


Tennessee walking horse: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk


Walking horse: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk


Plantation walking horse: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk


American saddle horse: a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky


Appaloosa: a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump


Arabian: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia


Arab: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia


Lippizan: a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage


Lipizzan: a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage


Lippizaner: a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage


pony: a range horse of the western United States


polo pony: a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo


mustang: small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish


bronco: an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang


bronc: an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang


broncho: an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang


bucking bronco: a wild horse that is vicious and difficult or impossible to break in


buckskin: horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail


crowbait: an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows


crow-bait: an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows


dun: horse of a dull brownish grey color


grey: horse of a light gray or whitish color


gray: horse of a light gray or whitish color


wild horse: undomesticated or feral domestic horse


tarpan: European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century


Equus caballus gomelini: European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century


warrigal: Australian wild horse


warragal: Australian wild horse


Przewalski's horse: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered


Przevalski's horse: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered


Equus caballus przewalskii: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered


Equus caballus przevalskii: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered


cayuse: a small native range horse


Indian pony: a small native range horse


hack: a horse kept for hire


hack: an old or over-worked horse


jade: an old or over-worked horse


nag: an old or over-worked horse


plug: an old or over-worked horse


plow horse: a horse used to pull a plow


plough horse: a horse used to pull a plow


pony: any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder


Shetland pony: breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail


Welsh pony: breed of small ponies originally from Wales


Exmoor: stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose


racehorse: a horse bred for racing


race horse: a horse bred for racing


bangtail: a horse bred for racing


thoroughbred: a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares


Sir Barton: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919


Gallant Fox: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930


Omaha: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935


War Admiral: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937


Whirlaway: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941


Count Fleet: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943


Assault: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946


Citation: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948


Secretariat: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973


Seattle Slew: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977


Affirmed: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978


steeplechaser: a horse trained to run in steeplechases


racer: an animal that races


finisher: an animal that wins in a contest of speed


pony: an informal term for a racehorse


yearling: a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth


two-year-old horse: a racehorse that is two years old


two year old: a racehorse that is two years old


three-year-old horse: a racehorse that is three years old


three year old: a racehorse that is three years old


dark horse: a racehorse about which little is known


mudder: a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack


nonstarter: a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered


stalking-horse: a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game


harness horse: horse used for pulling vehicles


cob: stocky short-legged harness horse


hackney: a compact breed of harness horse


workhorse: a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor


draft horse: horse adapted for drawing heavy loads


draught horse: horse adapted for drawing heavy loads


dray horse: horse adapted for drawing heavy loads


packhorse: a workhorse used as a pack animal


carthorse: draft horse kept for pulling carts


cart horse: draft horse kept for pulling carts


drayhorse: draft horse kept for pulling carts


Clydesdale: heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland


Percheron: one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery


farm horse: a quiet plodding workhorse


dobbin: a quiet plodding workhorse


shire: British breed of large heavy draft horse


shire horse: British breed of large heavy draft horse


pole horse: a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle


poler: a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle


wheel horse: a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle


wheeler: a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle


post horse: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers


post-horse: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers


poster: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers


coach horse: strong draft horse for drawing coaches


pacer: a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together


pacer: a horse used to set the pace in racing


pacemaker: a horse used to set the pace in racing


pacesetter: a horse used to set the pace in racing


trotting horse: a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing


trotter: a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing


pole horse: the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race


stepper: a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting


high stepper: a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting


chestnut: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse


liver chestnut: a solid dark brown horse


bay: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color


sorrel: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color


palomino: a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail


pinto: a spotted or calico horse or pony


ass: hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse


domestic ass: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn


donkey: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn


Equus asinus: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn


burro: small donkey used as a pack animal


moke: British informal for donkey


jack: male donkey


jackass: male donkey


jennet: female donkey


jenny: female donkey


jenny ass: female donkey


mule: hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile


hinny: hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile


wild ass: any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa


African wild ass: a wild ass of Africa


Equus asinus: a wild ass of Africa


kiang: wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia


Equus kiang: wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia


onager: Asiatic wild ass


Equus hemionus: Asiatic wild ass


chigetai: Mongolian wild ass


dziggetai: Mongolian wild ass


Equus hemionus hemionus: Mongolian wild ass


zebra: any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines


common zebra: of the plains of central and eastern Africa


Burchell's zebra: of the plains of central and eastern Africa


Equus Burchelli: of the plains of central and eastern Africa


mountain zebra: narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa


Equus zebra zebra: narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa


grevy's zebra: zebra with less continuous stripes


Equus grevyi: zebra with less continuous stripes


quagga: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century


Equus quagga: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century


Rhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses


family Rhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses


rhinoceros family: rhinoceroses


rhinoceros: massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout


rhino: massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout


genus Rhinoceros: type genus of the Rhinocerotidae


Indian rhinoceros: having one horn


Rhinoceros unicornis: having one horn


woolly rhinoceros: extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions


Rhinoceros antiquitatis: extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions


Ceratotherium: African genus


genus Ceratotherium: African genus


white rhinoceros: large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros


Ceratotherium simum: large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros


Diceros simus: large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros


Diceros: most common species in Africa


genus Diceros: most common species in Africa


black rhinoceros: African rhino; in danger of extinction


Diceros bicornis: African rhino; in danger of extinction


Tapiridae: tapirs and extinct related forms


family Tapiridae: tapirs and extinct related forms


Tapirus: type genus of the Tapiridae


genus Tapirus: type genus of the Tapiridae


tapir: large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout


New World tapir: a tapir found in South America and Central America


Tapirus terrestris: a tapir found in South America and Central America


Malayan tapir: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra


Indian tapir: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra


Tapirus indicus: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra


Artiodactyla: an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes


order Artiodactyla: an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes


even-toed ungulate: placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot


artiodactyl: placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot


artiodactyl mammal: placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot


Suidae: pigs; hogs; boars


family Suidae: pigs; hogs; boars


swine: stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals


Sus: type genus of the Suidae


genus Sus: type genus of the Suidae


hog: domestic swine


pig: domestic swine


grunter: domestic swine


squealer: domestic swine


Sus scrofa: domestic swine


piglet: a young pig


piggy: a young pig


shoat: a young pig


shote: a young pig


sucking pig: an unweaned piglet


porker: a pig fattened to provide meat


boar: an uncastrated male hog


sow: an adult female hog


razorback: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States


razorback hog: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States


razorbacked hog: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States


wild boar: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States


boar: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States


Sus scrofa: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States


Babyrousa: a genus of Suidae


genus Babyrousa: a genus of Suidae


babirusa: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth


babiroussa: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth


babirussa: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth


Babyrousa Babyrussa: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth


Phacochoerus: warthogs


genus Phacochoerus: warthogs


warthog: African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks


Tayassuidae: peccaries


family Tayassuidae: peccaries


Tayassu: type genus of the Tayassuidae


genus Tayassu: type genus of the Tayassuidae


genus Pecari: type genus of the Tayassuidae


peccary: nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America


musk hog: nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America


collared peccary: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States


javelina: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States


Tayassu angulatus: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States


Tayassu tajacu: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States


Peccari angulatus: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States


white-lipped peccary: blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary


Tayassu pecari: blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary


Chiacoan peccary: a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay


Hippopotamidae: hippopotami


family Hippopotamidae: hippopotami


genus Hippopotamus: type genus of the Hippopotamidae


hippopotamus: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa


hippo: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa


river horse: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa


Hippopotamus amphibius: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa


Ruminantia: cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels


suborder Ruminantia: cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels


ruminant: any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments


rumen: the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing


first stomach: the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing


reticulum: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant


second stomach: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant


psalterium: the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant


omasum: the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant


third stomach: the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant


abomasum: the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place


fourth stomach: the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place


Bovidae: true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats


family Bovidae: true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats


bovid: hollow-horned ruminants


Bovinae: term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu


subfamily Bovinae: term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu


Bovini: term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos


tribe Bovini: term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos


Bos: wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini


genus Bos: wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini


bovine: any of various members of the genus Bos


ox: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos


wild ox: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos


cattle: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible


cows: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible


kine: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible


oxen: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible


Bos taurus: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible


ox: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus


stirk: yearling heifer or bullock


bullock: castrated bull


steer: castrated bull


bull: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle


cow: female of domestic cattle:


moo-cow: female of domestic cattle:


springer: a cow about to give birth


springing cow: a cow about to give birth


heifer: young cow


bullock: young bull


dogie: motherless calf in a range herd of cattle


dogy: motherless calf in a range herd of cattle


leppy: motherless calf in a range herd of cattle


maverick: an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it


beef: cattle that are reared for their meat


beef cattle: cattle that are reared for their meat


longhorn: long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States


Texas longhorn: long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States


Brahman: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding


Brahma: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding


Brahmin: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding


Bos indicus: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding


zebu: domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia


aurochs: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle


urus: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle


Bos primigenius: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle


yak: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated


Bos grunniens: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated


banteng: wild ox of the Malay Archipelago


banting: wild ox of the Malay Archipelago


tsine: wild ox of the Malay Archipelago


Bos banteng: wild ox of the Malay Archipelago


Welsh: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales


Welsh Black: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales


red poll: hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle


Santa Gertrudis: Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions


Aberdeen Angus: black hornless breed from Scotland


Angus: black hornless breed from Scotland


black Angus: black hornless breed from Scotland


Africander: tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft


dairy cattle: cattle that are reared for their milk


dairy cow: cattle that are reared for their milk


milch cow: cattle that are reared for their milk


milk cow: cattle that are reared for their milk


milcher: cattle that are reared for their milk


milker: cattle that are reared for their milk


Ayrshire: hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland


Brown Swiss: large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland


Charolais: large white or cream-colored breed from France


Jersey: a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey


Devon: red dual-purpose cattle of English origin


grade: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed


Durham: English breed of short-horned cattle


shorthorn: English breed of short-horned cattle


milking shorthorn: breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle


Galloway: breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland


Friesian: a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland


Holstein: a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland


Holstein-Friesian: a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland


Guernsey: breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey


Hereford: hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States


whiteface: hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States


cattalo: hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds


beefalo: hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds


Old World buffalo: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo


buffalo: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo


Bubalus: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes


genus Bubalus: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes


tribe Bubalus: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes


water buffalo: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal


water ox: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal


Asiatic buffalo: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal


Bubalus bubalis: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal


Indian buffalo: upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk


carabao: water buffalo of the Philippines


genus Anoa: a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae


anoa: small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns


dwarf buffalo: small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns


Anoa depressicornis: small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns


tamarau: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines


tamarao: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines


Bubalus mindorensis: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines


Anoa mindorensis: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines


Synercus: Cape buffalo


genus Synercus: Cape buffalo


tribe synercus: Cape buffalo


Cape buffalo: large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves


Synercus caffer: large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves


Bibos: wild ox


genus Bibos: wild ox


Asian wild ox: genus of Asiatic wild oxen


gaur: wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India


Bibos gaurus: wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India


gayal: ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur


mithan: ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur


Bibos frontalis: ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur


genus Bison: sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo


bison: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns


American bison: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains


American buffalo: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains


buffalo: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains


Bison bison: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains


wisent: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison


aurochs: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison


Bison bonasus: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison


Ovibos: consisting of the musk-ox


genus Ovibos: consisting of the musk-ox


musk ox: large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep


musk sheep: large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep


Ovibos moschatus: large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep


Ovis: sheep


genus Ovis: sheep


sheep: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat


ewe: female sheep


ram: uncastrated adult male sheep


tup: uncastrated adult male sheep


wether: male sheep especially a castrated one


bellwether: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell


lamb: young sheep


lambkin: a very young lamb


baa-lamb: child's word for a sheep or lamb


hog: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared


hogget: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared


hogg: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared


teg: two-year-old sheep


Persian lamb: a karakul lamb


black sheep: sheep with a black coat


domestic sheep: any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin


Ovis aries: any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin


Cotswold: sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills


Hampshire: British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep


Hampshire down: British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep


Lincoln: long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire


Exmoor: horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton


Cheviot: hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool


broadtail: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur


caracul: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur


karakul: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur


longwool: a domestic long-wool sheep


merino: white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality


merino sheep: white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality


Rambouillet: hardy sheep developed from the merino producing both good mutton and fine wool


wild sheep: undomesticated sheep


argali: wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia


argal: wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia


Ovis ammon: wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia


Marco Polo sheep: Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)


Marco Polo's sheep: Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)


Ovis poli: Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)


urial: bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia


Ovis vignei: bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia


Dall sheep: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska


Dall's sheep: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska


white sheep: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska


Ovis montana dalli: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska


mountain sheep: any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions


bighorn: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns


bighorn sheep: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns


cimarron: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns


Rocky Mountain bighorn: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns


Rocky Mountain sheep: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns


Ovis canadensis: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns


mouflon: wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia


moufflon: wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia


Ovis musimon: wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia


Ammotragus: genus of wild sheep


genus Ammotragus: genus of wild sheep


aoudad: wild sheep of northern Africa


arui: wild sheep of northern Africa


audad: wild sheep of northern Africa


Barbary sheep: wild sheep of northern Africa


maned sheep: wild sheep of northern Africa


Ammotragus lervia: wild sheep of northern Africa


beard: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals


Capra: goats


genus Capra: goats


goat: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns


caprine animal: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns


kid: young goat


billy: male goat


billy goat: male goat


he-goat: male goat


nanny: female goat


nanny-goat: female goat


she-goat: female goat


domestic goat: any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool


Capra hircus: any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool


Cashmere goat: Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool


Kashmir goat: Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool


Angora: a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair


Angora goat: a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair


wild goat: undomesticated goat


bezoar goat: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions


pasang: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions


Capra aegagrus: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions


markhor: large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns


markhoor: large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns


Capra falconeri: large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns


ibex: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns


Capra ibex: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns


goat antelope: bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats


Oreamnos: mountain goats


genus Oreamnos: mountain goats


mountain goat: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America


Rocky Mountain goat: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America


Oreamnos americanus: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America


Naemorhedus: gorals


genus Naemorhedus: gorals


goral: small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains


Naemorhedus goral: small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains


Capricornis: serows


genus Capricornis: serows


serow: short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia


Rupicapra: chamois


genus Rupicapra: chamois


chamois: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips


Rupicapra rupicapra: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips


Budorcas: gnu goats


genus Budorcas: gnu goats


takin: large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area


gnu goat: large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area


Budorcas taxicolor: large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area


antelope: graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks


Antilope: blackbucks


genus Antilope: blackbucks


blackbuck: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns


black buck: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns


Antilope cervicapra: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns


Litocranius: antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks


genus Litocranius: antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks


gerenuk: slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns


Litocranius walleri: slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns


genus Addax: genus of antelopes of northern African deserts


addax: large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa


Addax nasomaculatus: large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa


Connochaetes: African antelopes: gnus


genus Connochaetes: African antelopes: gnus


gnu: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail


wildebeest: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail


Madoqua: genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa


genus Madoqua: genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa


dik-dik: any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit


Alcelaphus: African antelopes: hartebeests


genus Alcelaphus: African antelopes: hartebeests


hartebeest: a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward


Damaliscus: African antelopes: sassabies


genus Damaliscus: African antelopes: sassabies


sassaby: a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal


topi: a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal


Damaliscus lunatus: a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal


Aepyceros: African antelopes: impalas


genus Aepyceros: African antelopes: impalas


impala: African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps


Aepyceros melampus: African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps


Gazella: typical gazelles


genus Gazella: typical gazelles


gazelle: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes


Thomson's gazelle: East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle


Gazella thomsoni: East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle


Gazella subgutturosa: a kind of gazelle


Antidorcas: springboks


genus Antidorcas: springboks


springbok: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air


springbuck: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air


Antidorcas marsupialis: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air


Antidorcas euchore: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air


Tragelaphus: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks


genus Tragelaphus: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks


Strepsiceros: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks


genus Strepsiceros: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks


bongo: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns


Tragelaphus eurycerus: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns


Boocercus eurycerus: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns


kudu: either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush


koodoo: either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush


koudou: either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush


greater kudu: a variety of kudu


Tragelaphus strepsiceros: a variety of kudu


lesser kudu: a smaller variety of kudu


Tragelaphus imberbis: a smaller variety of kudu


harnessed antelope: any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness


nyala: spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck


Tragelaphus angasi: spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck


mountain nyala: shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia


Tragelaphus buxtoni: shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia


bushbuck: antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns


guib: antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns


Tragelaphus scriptus: antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns


Boselaphus: Indian antelopes: nilgais


genus Boselaphus: Indian antelopes: nilgais


nilgai: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns


nylghai: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns


nylghau: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns


blue bull: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns


Boselaphus tragocamelus: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns


Hippotragus: sable antelopes


genus Hippotragus: sable antelopes


sable antelope: large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns


Hippotragus niger: large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns


genus Saiga: Eurasian antelopes: saigas


saiga: goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis


Saiga tatarica: goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis


Raphicerus: African antelopes: steenboks


genus Raphicerus: African antelopes: steenboks


steenbok: small plains antelope of southeastern Africa


steinbok: small plains antelope of southeastern Africa


Raphicerus campestris: small plains antelope of southeastern Africa


Taurotragus: African antelopes: elands


genus Taurotragus: African antelopes: elands


eland: either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes


common eland: dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa


Taurotragus oryx: dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa


giant eland: large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa


Taurotragus derbianus: large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa


Kobus: African antelopes: waterbucks


genus Kobus: African antelopes: waterbucks


kob: an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa


Kobus kob: an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa


lechwe: tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species


Kobus leche: tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species


waterbuck: any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers


Adenota: African antelopes: puku


genus Adenota: African antelopes: puku


puku: an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck


Adenota vardoni: an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck


genus Oryx: African antelopes: oryxes


oryx: large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns


pasang: large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns


gemsbok: large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks


gemsbuck: large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks


Oryx gazella: large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks


Pseudoryx: species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992


genus Pseudoryx: species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992


forest goat: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat


spindle horn: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat


Pseudoryx nghetinhensis: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat


Antilocapridae: comprising only the pronghorns


family Antilocapridae: comprising only the pronghorns


Antilocapra: type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species


genus Antilocapra: type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species


pronghorn: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns


prongbuck: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns


pronghorn antelope: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns


American antelope: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns


Antilocapra americana: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns


Cervidae: deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer


family Cervidae: deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer


deer: distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers


cervid: distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers


stag: adult male deer


royal: stag with antlers of 12 or more branches


royal stag: stag with antlers of 12 or more branches


pricket: male deer in his second year


fawn: a young deer


Cervus: the type genus of the Cervidae


genus Cervus: the type genus of the Cervidae


red deer: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


elk: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


American elk: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


wapiti: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


Cervus elaphus: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia


hart: a male deer, especially an adult male red deer


stag: a male deer, especially an adult male red deer


hind: a female deer, especially an adult female red deer


brocket: male red deer in its second year


sambar: a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines


sambur: a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines


Cervus unicolor: a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines


wapiti: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male


elk: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male


American elk: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male


Cervus elaphus canadensis: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male


Japanese deer: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers


sika: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers


Cervus nipon: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers


Cervus sika: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers


Odocoileus: North American deer


genus Odocoileus: North American deer


Virginia deer: common North American deer; tail has a white underside


white tail: common North American deer; tail has a white underside


whitetail: common North American deer; tail has a white underside


white-tailed deer: common North American deer; tail has a white underside


whitetail deer: common North American deer; tail has a white underside


Odocoileus Virginianus: common North American deer; tail has a white underside


mule deer: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers


burro deer: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers


Odocoileus hemionus: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers


black-tailed deer: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains


blacktail deer: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains


blacktail: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains


Odocoileus hemionus columbianus: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains


Alces: elk or moose


genus Alces: elk or moose


elk: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America


European elk: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America


moose: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America


Alces alces: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America


Dama: fallow deer


genus Dama: fallow deer


fallow deer: small Eurasian deer


Dama dama: small Eurasian deer


Capreolus: roe deer


genus Capreolus: roe deer


roe deer: small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers


Capreolus capreolus: small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers


roebuck: male roe deer


Rangifer: reindeer or caribou


genus Rangifer: reindeer or caribou


caribou: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America


reindeer: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America


Greenland caribou: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America


Rangifer tarandus: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America


woodland caribou: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus


Rangifer caribou: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus


barren ground caribou: of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus


Rangifer arcticus: of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus


Mazama: brockets


genus Mazama: brockets


brocket: small South American deer with unbranched antlers


Muntiacus: muntjacs


genus Muntiacus: muntjacs


muntjac: small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark


barking deer: small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark


Moschus: musk deer


genus Moschus: musk deer


musk deer: small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk


Moschus moschiferus: small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk


Elaphurus: a genus of Cervidae


genus Elaphurus: a genus of Cervidae


pere david's deer: large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds


elaphure: large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds


Elaphurus davidianus: large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds


Tragulidae: chevrotains


family Tragulidae: chevrotains


chevrotain: very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa


mouse deer: very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa


Tragulus: type genus of the Tragulidae


genus Tragulus: type genus of the Tragulidae


kanchil: small chevrotain of southeastern Asia


Tragulus kanchil: small chevrotain of southeastern Asia


napu: chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya


Tragulus Javanicus: chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya


Hyemoschus: water chevrotains


genus Hyemoschus: water chevrotains


water chevrotain: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa


water deer: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa


Hyemoschus aquaticus: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa


Camelidae: camels and llamas and vicunas


family Camelidae: camels and llamas and vicunas


Camelus: type genus of the Camelidae: camels


genus Camelus: type genus of the Camelidae: camels


camel: cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions


Arabian camel: one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia


dromedary: one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia


Camelus dromedarius: one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia


Bactrian camel: two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia


Camelus bactrianus: two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia


llama: wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump


Lama: llamas


genus Lama: llamas


domestic llama: used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco


Lama peruana: used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco


guanaco: wild llama


Lama guanicoe: wild llama


alpaca: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco


Lama pacos: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco


Vicugna: a genus of Camelidae


genus Vicugna: a genus of Camelidae


vicuna: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat


Vicugna vicugna: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat


Giraffidae: giraffes


family Giraffidae: giraffes


Giraffa: type genus of the Giraffidae


genus Giraffa: type genus of the Giraffidae


giraffe: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa


camelopard: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa


Giraffa camelopardalis: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa


Okapia: okapis


genus Okapia: okapis


okapi: similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs


Okapia johnstoni: similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs


trotter: foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food


forefoot: a front foot of a quadruped


hindfoot: a rear foot of a quadruped


paw: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped


forepaw: front paw; analogous to the human hand


hand: terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); - Springfield (Mass.) Union


pad: the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger


Mustelidae: weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens


family Mustelidae: weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens


musteline mammal: fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals


mustelid: fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals


musteline: fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals


Mustela: type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels


genus Mustela: type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels


weasel: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck


ermine: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat


shorttail weasel: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat


Mustela erminea: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat


stoat: the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail


New World least weasel: of Canada and northeastern United States


Mustela rixosa: of Canada and northeastern United States


Old World least weasel: of Europe


Mustela nivalis: of Europe


longtail weasel: the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail


long-tailed weasel: the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail


Mustela frenata: the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail


mink: slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur


American mink: usually rich dark brown


Mustela vison: usually rich dark brown


polecat: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened


fitch: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened


foulmart: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened


foumart: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened


Mustela putorius: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened


ferret: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits


black-footed ferret: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct


ferret: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct


Mustela nigripes: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct


Poecilogale: muishonds


genus Poecilogale: muishonds


muishond: southern African weasel


snake muishond: small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head


Poecilogale albinucha: small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head


Ictonyx: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Ictonyx: a genus of Mustelidae


striped muishond: ferret-sized muishond often tamed


Ictonyx striata: ferret-sized muishond often tamed


zoril: muishond of northern Africa


Ictonyx frenata: muishond of northern Africa


Lutrinae: subdivision not used in some classifications: otters


subfamily Lutrinae: subdivision not used in some classifications: otters


Lutra: in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae


genus Lutra: in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae


otter: freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur


river otter: sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America


Lutra canadensis: sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America


Eurasian otter: otter found in Europe and Asia


Lutra lutra: otter found in Europe and Asia


Enhydra: sea otters


genus Enhydra: sea otters


sea otter: large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur


Enhydra lutris: large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur


Mephitinae: subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks


subfamily Mephitinae: subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks


skunk: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae


polecat: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae


wood pussy: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae


Mephitis: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae


genus Mephitis: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae


striped skunk: most common and widespread North American skunk


Mephitis mephitis: most common and widespread North American skunk


hooded skunk: of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States


Mephitis macroura: of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States


Conepatus: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Conepatus: a genus of Mustelidae


hog-nosed skunk: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico


hognosed skunk: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico


badger skunk: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico


rooter skunk: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico


Conepatus leuconotus: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico


Spilogale: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Spilogale: a genus of Mustelidae


spotted skunk: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico


little spotted skunk: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico


Spilogale putorius: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico


Melinae: subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers


subfamily Melinae: subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers


badger: sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere


Taxidea: in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae


genus Taxidea: in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae


American badger: a variety of badger native to America


Taxidea taxus: a variety of badger native to America


Meles: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae


genus Meles: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae


Eurasian badger: a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia


Meles meles: a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia


Mellivora: ratels


genus Mellivora: ratels


ratel: nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia


honey badger: nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia


Mellivora capensis: nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia


Melogale: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Melogale: a genus of Mustelidae


ferret badger: small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia


Arctonyx: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Arctonyx: a genus of Mustelidae


hog badger: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig


hog-nosed badger: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig


sand badger: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig


Arctonyx collaris: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig


Gulo: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Gulo: a genus of Mustelidae


wolverine: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal


carcajou: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal


skunk bear: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal


Gulo luscus: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal


glutton: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia


Gulo gulo: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia


wolverine: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia


genus Grison: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Galictis: alternative name for the genus Grison


grison: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts


Grison vittatus: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts


Galictis vittatus: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts


Martes: martens


genus Martes: martens


marten: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels


marten cat: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels


pine marten: dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests


Martes martes: dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests


sable: marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur


Martes zibellina: marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur


American marten: valued for its fur


American sable: valued for its fur


Martes americana: valued for its fur


stone marten: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat


beech marten: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat


Martes foina: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat


fisher: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal


pekan: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal


fisher cat: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal


black cat: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal


Martes pennanti: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal


Charronia: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Charronia: a genus of Mustelidae


yellow-throated marten: large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma


Charronia flavigula: large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma


Eira: a genus of Mustelidae


genus Eira: a genus of Mustelidae


tayra: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America


taira: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America


Eira barbara: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America


fictional animal: animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories)


Easter bunny: a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs


church mouse: a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll


Mickey Mouse: a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney


Minnie Mouse: the partner of Mickey Mouse


Donald Duck: a fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt Disney


Mighty Mouse: a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage


muzzle: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose


snout: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose


neb: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose


snout: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils


rostrum: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils


proboscis: a long flexible snout as of an elephant


trunk: a long flexible snout as of an elephant


pachyderm: any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus


Edentata: order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos


order Edentata: order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos


edentate: primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America


Xenarthra: armadillos; American anteaters; sloths


suborder Xenarthra: armadillos; American anteaters; sloths


Dasypodidae: armadillos


family Dasypodidae: armadillos


armadillo: burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates


Dasypus: type genus of the Dasypodidae


genus Dasypus: type genus of the Dasypodidae


peba: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay


nine-banded armadillo: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay


Texas armadillo: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay


Dasypus novemcinctus: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay


Tolypeutes: a genus of Dasypodidae


genus Tolypeutes: a genus of Dasypodidae


apar: South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates


three-banded armadillo: South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates


Tolypeutes tricinctus: South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates


genus Cabassous: solely the tatouay


tatouay: naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America


cabassous: naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America


Cabassous unicinctus: naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America


Euphractus: a genus of Dasypodidae


genus Euphractus: a genus of Dasypodidae


peludo: Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts


poyou: Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts


Euphractus sexcinctus: Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts


Priodontes: solely the giant armadillo


genus Priodontes: solely the giant armadillo


giant armadillo: about three feet long exclusive of tail


tatou: about three feet long exclusive of tail


tatu: about three feet long exclusive of tail


Priodontes giganteus: about three feet long exclusive of tail


Chlamyphorus: pichiciago


genus Chlamyphorus: pichiciago


pichiciago: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck


pichiciego: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck


fairy armadillo: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck


chlamyphore: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck


Chlamyphorus truncatus: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck


Burmeisteria: a genus of Dasypodidae


genus Burmeisteria: a genus of Dasypodidae


greater pichiciego: of southern South America


Burmeisteria retusa: of southern South America


Bradypodidae: a family of edentates comprising the true sloths


family Bradypodidae: a family of edentates comprising the true sloths


sloth: any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits


tree sloth: any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits


Bradypus: type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths


genus Bradypus: type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths


three-toed sloth: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot


ai: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot


Bradypus tridactylus: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot


Megalonychidae: mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths


family Megalonychidae: mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths


Choloepus: a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth


genus Choloepus: a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth


two-toed sloth: relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot


unau: relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot


unai: relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot


Choloepus didactylus: relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot


two-toed sloth: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot


unau: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot


unai: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot


Choloepus hoffmanni: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot


Megatheriidae: extinct ground sloths


family Megatheriidae: extinct ground sloths


megatherian: a large extinct ground sloth


megatheriid: a large extinct ground sloth


megatherian mammal: a large extinct ground sloth


Megatherium: type genus of the Megatheriidae


genus Megatherium: type genus of the Megatheriidae


ground sloth: gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America


megathere: gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America


Mylodontidae: extinct South American edentates


family Mylodontidae: extinct South American edentates


mylodontid: a variety of extinct edentate


genus Mylodon: type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae


mylodon: large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America


mapinguari: supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest


Myrmecophagidae: New World anteaters


family Myrmecophagidae: New World anteaters


anteater: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites


New World anteater: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites


Myrmecophaga: type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear


genus Myrmecophaga: type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear


ant bear: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America


giant anteater: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America


great anteater: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America


tamanoir: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America


Myrmecophaga jubata: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America


Cyclopes: only the silky anteater


genus Cyclopes: only the silky anteater


silky anteater: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur


two-toed anteater: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur


Cyclopes didactylus: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur


genus Tamandua: lesser anteater


tamandua: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America


tamandu: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America


lesser anteater: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America


Tamandua tetradactyla: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America


Pholidota: pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata


order Pholidota: pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata


Manidae: coextensive with the order Pholidota


family Manidae: coextensive with the order Pholidota


Manis: type genus of the Manidae


genus Manis: type genus of the Manidae


pangolin: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites


scaly anteater: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites


anteater: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites


pastern: the part between the fetlock and the hoof


fetter bone: the part between the fetlock and the hoof


coronet: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof


fetlock: projection behind and above a horse's hoof


fetlock: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern


fetlock joint: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern


withers: the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals


cannon: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals


shank: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals


cannon bone: greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals


hock: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle


hock-joint: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle


loin: either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds


lumbus: either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds


hindquarters: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks


croup: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks


croupe: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks


rump: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks


haunch: the loin and leg of a quadruped


gaskin: lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle


stifle: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee


knee: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee


flank: the side between ribs and hipbone


animal leg: the leg of an animal


hind limb: a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals


hindlimb: a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals


hind leg: the back limb of a quadruped


forelimb: the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)


foreleg: the forelimb of a quadruped


flipper: the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming


parapodium: one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing


sucker: an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction


cupule: a sucker on the feet of certain flies


stinger: a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland


lateral line: sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water


lateral line organ: sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water


fin: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals


dorsal fin: unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance


pectoral fin: either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement


pelvic fin: either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate


ventral fin: either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate


tail fin: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates


caudal fin: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates


heterocercal fin: a tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks


homocercal fin: symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes


fishbone: a bone of a fish


air bladder: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy


swim bladder: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy


float: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy


air sac: any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds


air sac: any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects


uropygial gland: oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds


preen gland: oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds


silk gland: silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders


serictery: silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders


sericterium: silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders


elbow: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow


chestnut: a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg


quill: the hollow spine of a feather


calamus: the hollow spine of a feather


shaft: the hollow spine of a feather


vein: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect


nervure: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect


flight feather: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird


pinion: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird


quill: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird


quill feather: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird


primary: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing


primary feather: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing


primary quill: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing


scapular: a feather covering the shoulder of a bird


tail feather: feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird


tadpole: a larval frog or toad


polliwog: a larval frog or toad


pollywog: a larval frog or toad


Primates: an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings


order Primates: an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings


primate: any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet


simian: an ape or monkey


ape: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all


Anthropoidea: monkeys; apes; hominids


suborder Anthropoidea: monkeys; apes; hominids


anthropoid: any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids


anthropoid ape: any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae


Hominoidea: anthropoid apes and human beings


superfamily Hominoidea: anthropoid apes and human beings


hominoid: a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea


Hominidae: modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man


family Hominidae: modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man


hominid: a primate of the family Hominidae


genus Homo: type genus of the family Hominidae


homo: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage


man: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage


human being: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage


human: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage


world: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


human race: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


humanity: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


humankind: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


human beings: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


humans: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


mankind: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


man: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth


Homo erectus: extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain


Pithecanthropus: former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus


Pithecanthropus erectus: former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus


genus Pithecanthropus: former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus


Java man: fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus


Trinil man: fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus


Peking man: fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II


Sinanthropus: genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned


genus Sinanthropus: genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned


Homo soloensis: extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus


Javanthropus: former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man


genus Javanthropus: former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man


Solo man: early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java


Homo habilis: extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics


Homo sapiens: the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc


Neandertal man: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia


Neanderthal man: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia


Neandertal: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia


Neanderthal: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia


Homo sapiens neanderthalensis: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia


Cro-magnon: extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe


Boskop man: possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species


Homo sapiens sapiens: subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races


modern man: subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races


genus Australopithecus: extinct genus of African hominid


Australopithecus: extinct genus of African hominid


Plesianthropus: former name for the genus Australopithecus


genus Plesianthropus: former name for the genus Australopithecus


australopithecine: any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago


Australopithecus afarensis: fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago


Lucy: incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974


Australopithecus africanus: gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago


Australopithecus boisei: large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago


Zinjanthropus: genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned


genus Zinjanthropus: genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned


Australopithecus robustus: large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus


Paranthropus: former classification for Australopithecus robustus


genus Paranthropus: former classification for Australopithecus robustus


genus Sivapithecus: extinct primates; lower Pliocene


Sivapithecus: fossil primates found in India


Dryopithecus: genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene


genus Dryopithecus: genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene


dryopithecine: considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans


rudapithecus: fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene


Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus: fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene


Ouranopithecus: a genus of Hominidae


genus Ouranopithecus: a genus of Hominidae


Lufengpithecus: a genus of Hominidae


genus Lufengpithecus: a genus of Hominidae


genus Proconsul: genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus


proconsul: an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul


Kenyapithecus: extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya


genus Kenyapithecus: extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya


genus Aegyptopithecus: a genus of Hominoidea


Aegyptopithecus: extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt


Algeripithecus: an extinct genus of Hominoidea


genus Algeripithecus: an extinct genus of Hominoidea


Algeripithecus minutus: tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid


Pongidae: usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons


family Pongidae: usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons


great ape: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae


pongid: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae


Pongo: type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans