Animal Names

Many animals, insects and birds have a specific name for the adult male, adult female and for their offspring, particularly domesticated animals. Find out what different animals are called and also what name is given to a group of a particular animal species (some have more than one reference) in the list below. If you have an interest in animals or veterinary medicine it is important to know this vocabulary.

With this website and other forms of useful online education you can learn a lot about all kinds of animals. Some of the words are quite unusual and will need to be memorized-- when to use 'clowder,' 'volary' or 'aggregation'?

Some words are easy to remember, and fun! Who knew it was a 'dazzle' of zebras or a 'charm' of humming birds? How poetic! Read through the list a few times and you'll soon know the vocabulary by heart. Try using new words in a sentence to help you memorize. You'll sound like an expert in no time!

Animal	Male	Female	Young	Group
Ass	Jack	Jenny	Foal	Herd
Alligator	Bull	Cow	Hatchling	Congregation Pod (Young)
Alpaca	Male	Female	Cria	Herd
Ant	Drone	Gyne Queen Worker	Lava Pupa	Army Bike Colony Nest Swarm State
Antelope	Buck	Doe	Calf	Herd
Ape	Male	Female	Baby	Shrewdness
Armadillo	Male	Female	Pup	Pack
Baboon	Male	Female	Infant	Congress Flange Tribe Troop
Badger	Boar	Sow	Cub Kit	Sett
Bat	Male	Female	Pup	Colony Cloud Cauldron
Bear	Boar	Sow	Cub	Sleuth Sloth
Beaver	Male	Female	Kitten Pup	Colony
Bee	Drone	Worker Queen	Larva	Bike Drift Grist Hive Swarm (inflight)
Beetle	Male	Female	Larva	Swarm
Bird	Cock	Hen	Chick Hatchling	Fleet Flight Flock Parcel Pod Volery
Bison	Bull	Cow	Calf	Gang Herd
Boar	Boar	Sow	Piglet	Shoat Farrow - (singular) Sounder
Butterfly	Male	Female	Caterpillar Chrysalis Larva Pupa	Rabble Swarm
Buzzard	Cock	Hen	Chick	Wake
Camel	Bull	Cow	Calf	Flock
Caribou	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd
Cat	Tom	Queen	Kitten	Clutter Clowder Litter - (young) Kindle - (kittens)
Cattle	Bull	Cow	Calf	Drift Drove Herd Mob
Chamois	Bull	Doe	Calf	Herd
Cheetah	Male	Female	Cub	Coalition
Chicken	Rooster	Hen	Chick Pullet (hen) Cockerel (rooster)	Flock Brood (hens) Clutch (chicks) Peep (chicks)
Clam	-	-	Larva	Bed
Cockroach	-	-	Nymph	Intrusion
Codfish	-	-	Codling
Coyote	Dog	Bitch	Pup Whelp	Rout Pack
Crow	Cock	Hen	Chick	Murder Muster
Deer	Buck Stag	Doe	Fawn	Herd Mob
Dog	Dog	Bitch	Pup	Litter (pups) Pack (wild) Kennel
Dolphin	Bull	Cow	Calf Pup	Herd Pod School
Donkey	Jack Jackass	Jennet Jenny	Colt Foal	Drove Herd
Duck	Drake	Hen	Duckling	Brace Bunch (water) Flock Team
Eagle	Tiercel	Hen	Eaglet	Brood Convocation Aerie
Eel	Male	Female	Elver	Cell Pipe Swarm
Elephant	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd Parade
Elk	Bull	Cow	Calf	Gang Herd
Emu	Male	Female	Chick	Mob
Falcon	Tiercel	Falcon	Chick	Cast
Ferret	Hob	Jill	Kit	Business Fesynes
Fish	-	-	Fry Fingerling	Draft Run School Shoal
Finch	Cock	Hen	Chick	Charm
Flamingo	Male	Female	Chick	Flamboyance Stand
Fly	-	-	Maggot	Cloud Swarm
Fox	Dog Reynard	Vixen	Cub Kit Pup	Leash Skulk
Frog	Male	Female	Tadpole Polliwog Froglet	Army Knot
Gerbil	Buck	Doe	Pup	Horde
Giraffe	Bull	Doe	Calf	Corps Group Herd Tower
Gnat	Male	Female	Larva	Cloud Horde
Gnu	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd
Goat	Billy Buck	Nanny	Kid	Herd Tribe
Goose	Goose	Gander	Gosling	Flock Gaggle Skein (in flight) Wedge ('V' flight)
Gorilla	Male	Female	Infant	Band
Grasshopper	Male	Female	Nymph	Swarm
Guinea Pig	Boar	Sow	Pup	Group
Gull	Cock	Hen	Chick	Colony
Hamster	Buck	Doe	Pup	Horde
Hare	Buck	Doe	Leveret
Hawk	Tiercel	Hen	Eyas	Boil Cast Kettle
Hedgehog	Boar	Sow	Piglet Pup	Array
Heron	Cock	Hen	Chick	Siege
Hippopotamus	Bull	Cow	Calf	Bloat Herd
Hornet	Male	Female	Larva	Nest
Hog	Boar	Sow	Farrow Shoat	Drove Herd Litter (young)
Horse	Stallion Stud	Dam Mare	Colt (Male) Filly (Female) Foal	Herd Stable Team
Hummingbird	Cock	Hen	Chick	Charm
Hyena	Male	Female	Cub	Cackle Clan
Kangaroo	Buck	Doe	Joey	Herd Mob Troop
Leopard	Leopard	Leopardess	Cub	Leap Prowl
Lion	Lion	Lioness	Cub	Pride
Llama	Macho	Hembra	Cria	Herd
Mallard	Drake	Hen	Duckling	Brace Flush Lute Puddling Sord
Manatee	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd
Mink	Boar	Sow	Cub Kit	-
Mole	Male	Female	Pup	Labour
Monkey	Male	Female	Infant	Troop
Moose	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd
Mouse	Buck	Doe	Kitten Pinky Pup	Horde Mischief
Mule	Jack	Jenny	Foal	Barren Rake Pack Span
Ostrich	Cock	Hen	Chick	Flock Troop
Otter	Male	Female	Pup Whelp	Family Raft Romp
Owl	Owl	Hen	Owlet	Parliament Stare Wisdom
Ox	Bull	Cow	Calf	Drove Herd Nye Team Yoke
Panda	Boar	Soar	Cub	Amalgamation
Penguin	Male	Female	Chick	Rookery
Pig	Boar	Sow	Piglet	Sounder
Polecat	Hob	Jill	Kit	Chine
Porpoise	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd Pod School
Rabbit	Buck	Doe	Bunny Kit	Colony Drove Leash Nest Trace Warren
Raccoon	Boar	Sow	Cub	Gaze Nursery
Rat	Buck	Doe	Kitten Pinky Pup	Horde Mischief
Reindeer	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd
Rhinoceros	Bull	Cow	Calf	Crash
Sea Lion	Bull	Cow	Pup	Pod Colony Crash Flock Harem Herd Rookery Team Hurdle
Seal	Bull	Cow	Pup	Herd Pod Rookery Harem
Serval	Male	Female	Kitten	Pack
Shark	Bull	Female	Pup	School Shoal Shiver Slew
Sheep	Buck Ram	Ewe	Lamb	Flock Herd
Skunk	Boar	Sow	Kit	Odour
Snake	Male	Female	Hatchling Neonate Snakelet	Bed Nest Pit
Spider	Male	Female	Spiderling	Cluster Clutter
Squirrel	Buck	Doe	Kit Kitten Pup	Dray Scurry
Swan	Cob	Pen	Cygnet	Flock Herd Team Wedge ('V' flight)
Termite	Male	Female	Larva	Colony Swarm (in flight)
Tiger	Tiger	Tigeress	Cub	Ambush Streak
Toad	Male	Female	Tadpole	Knot Lump
Turkey	Tom	Hen	Poult	Flock Rafter
Turtle	Male	Female	Hatchling	Bale Dule Herd
Wallaby	Jack	Jill	Joey	Mob
Walrus	Bull	Cow	Cub Pup	Herd Pod
Wasp	Drone	Queen Worker	Larva	Colony
Weasel	Buck Dog Jack	Bitch Doe Jill	Kit	Gang
Whale	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd Pod School
Wolf	Dog	Bitch	Pup	Pack
Wombat	Jack	Jill	Joey	Mob
Woodpecker	Male	Female	Chick	Descent
Yak	Bull	Cow	Calf	Herd
Zebra	Stallion	Mare	Foal	Dazzle Herd

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