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Animals and pets – English vocabulary

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26 English words with meanings: ant, bear, bee, bull, butterfly… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on OpenQuiz.

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Word list

  1. ant /ænt/ (noun) — a very small insect that lives in groups and carries food
    Example: An ant carried a crumb away.
    Synonyms: insect, worker ant, formicid
  2. bear /bɛr/ (noun) — a large wild animal with thick fur and strong claws
    Example: We saw a bear in the forest.
    Synonyms: grizzly, bruin, wild bear
  3. bee /bi:/ (noun) — a flying insect that makes honey and can sting
    Example: A bee landed on the flower.
    Synonyms: honeybee, bumblebee, insect
  4. bull /bʊl/ (noun) — an adult male of the cow family, kept for breeding
    Example: The bull stood in the field.
    Synonyms: male cow, ox, bovine
  5. butterfly /'bʌtər,flaɪ/ (noun) — a colorful insect with large wings
    Example: A butterfly landed on the flower.
  6. cage /keɪdʒ/ (noun) — a container with bars used to keep an animal inside
    Example: The bird stayed in the cage.
    Synonyms: pen, enclosure, confine
  7. camel /'kæməl/ (noun) — a tall animal with a long neck and one hump
    Example: A camel can walk for a long time without water.
  8. crab /kræb/ (noun) — a sea animal with a hard shell, ten legs, and claws
    Example: A crab crawled across the sand.
    Synonyms: shellfish
  9. creature /'kri:tʃər/ (noun) — any living thing, especially an animal
    Example: Every creature needs food and water.
    Synonyms: animal, being, living thing
  10. dolphin /'dɑ:lfɪn/ (noun) — a smart sea animal that breathes air and swims fast
    Example: We saw a dolphin jump out of the water.
    Synonyms: porpoise, sea mammal
  11. donkey /'dɑ:ŋki/ (noun) — a strong animal with long ears used for carrying loads
    Example: The donkey carried the bags up the hill.
    Synonyms: burro, ass
  12. elephant /'ɛləfənt/ (noun) — a very large animal with a trunk and tusks
    Example: An elephant walked slowly across the road.
  13. endangered animals /,ɛndən'dʒerd 'ænɪməlz/ (noun) — animals that are in danger of dying out
    Example: Many endangered animals need protection.
    Synonyms: threatened species, at-risk animals
  14. feed /fi:d/ (verb) — to give food to a person or animal
    Example: Please feed the dog.
    Synonyms: give food to, nourish
  15. fly n /flaɪ/ (noun) — a small flying insect with two wings and often lands on food
    Example: A fly landed on my sandwich.
    Synonyms: housefly, insect
  16. frog /frɔ:ɡ/ (noun) — a small animal with smooth skin that lives on land and in water
    Example: A frog jumped into the pond.
  17. fur /fɝ:/ (noun) — the thick soft hair covering an animal's body
    Example: The cat's fur was soft and warm.
    Synonyms: coat, hair, pelt
  18. giraffe /dʒə'ræf/ (noun) — a very tall animal with a very long neck
    Example: A giraffe ate leaves from the tree.
  19. goat /ɡoʊt/ (noun) — a small farm animal with horns and a beard
    Example: The goat climbed the rocky path.
  20. hen /hen/ (noun) — a female chicken
    Example: The hen laid an egg.
    Synonyms: chicken
  21. in the wild /ɪn ðə waɪld/ (phrase) — living or growing in nature, not with people
    Example: The lions live in the wild.
    Synonyms: in nature, free-roaming
  22. insect /'ɪnsɛkt/ (noun) — a small animal with six legs and a hard body
    Example: An insect crawled across the table.
    Synonyms: bug, creepy-crawly
  23. keep (pets) /ki:p/ (verb) — to care for an animal at home
    Example: We keep a cat as a pet.
    Synonyms: care for, look after, raise
  24. kitten /'kɪtn/ (noun) — a young cat
    Example: The kitten slept on the sofa.
    Synonyms: young cat
  25. leopard /'lɛpərd/ (noun) — a large wild cat with black spots and a yellow coat
    Example: We saw a leopard at the zoo.
    Synonyms: big cat, wild cat
  26. lion /'laɪən/ (noun) — a large wild cat with a mane and a loud roar
    Example: The lion let out a loud roar.
    Synonyms: big cat, king of beasts

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