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Veterinary Terms and Definitions
Glossary of
Dog Terms and Definitions
Animal Group Names
- ants: colony
- bears: sleuth, sloth
- bees: grist, hive, swarm
- birds: flight, volery
- cats: clutter, clowder
- cattle: drove
- chicks: brood, clutch
- clams: bed
- cranes: sedge, seige
- crows: murder
- doves: dule
- ducks: brace, team
- elephants: herd
- elks: gang
- finches: charm
- fish: school, shoal, draught
- foxes: leash, skulk
- geese: flock, gaggle, skein
- gnats: cloud, horde
- goats: trip
- gorillas: band
- hares: down, husk
- hawks: cast
- hens: brood
- hogs: drift
- horses: pair, team
- hounds: cry, mute, pack
- kangaroos: troop
- kittens: kindle, litter
- larks: exaltation
- lions: pride
- locusts: plague
- magpies: tiding
- mules: span
- nightingales: watch
- oxen: yoke
- oysters: bed
- parrots: company
- partridges: covey
- peacocks: muster, ostentation
- pheasants: nest, bouquet
- pigs: litter
- ponies: string
- quail: bevy, covey
- rabbits: nest
- seals: pod
- sheep: drove, flock
- sparrows: host
- storks: mustering
- swans: bevy, wedge
- swine: sounder
- toads: knot
- turkeys: rafter
- turtles: bale
- vipers: nest
- whales: gam, pod
- wolves: pack, route
- woodcocks: fall
Animal Names, Male, Female and Young
| Animal |
Male |
Female |
Young |
| Ass |
Jack |
Jenny |
Foal |
| Bear |
Boar |
Sow |
Cub |
| Cat |
Tom |
Queen |
Kitten |
| Cattle |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
| Chicken |
Rooster |
Hen |
Chick |
| Deer |
Buck |
Doe |
Fawn |
| Dog |
Dog |
Bitch |
Pup |
| Duck |
Drake |
Duck |
Duckling |
| Elephant |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
| Fox |
Dog |
Vixen |
Cub |
| Goose |
Gander |
Goose |
Gosling |
| Horse |
Stallion |
Mare |
Foal |
| Lion |
Lion |
Lioness |
Cub |
| Rabbit |
Buck |
Doe |
Bunny |
| Sheep |
Ram |
Ewe |
Lamb |
| Swan |
Cob |
Pen |
Cygnet |
| Swine |
Boar |
Sow |
Piglet |
| Tiger |
Tiger |
Tigress |
Cub |
| Whale |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
| Wolf |
Dog |
Bitch |
Pup |
Source: James G. Doherty, general curator, The Wildlife
Conservation Society.
And, Finally...
Here are names of
some Egyptian dogs translated from hieroglyphic: Blackie, Reliable, Good
Herdsman, One Who is Fashioned as an Arrow, Useless, Cook-pot, and
She-of-The-Town. Often names would be prefaced or followed by abu or jwjw, which
translates to bow-wow.
(From The Bark
magazine)
  
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