List of animal names

File:Mother sea otter with sleeping pup.jpeg

Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California

In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.

The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites.<ref name="oxfordfaq">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="dictcom">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="merriamweb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Generic terms

The terms in this table apply to many or all taxa in a particular biological family, class, or clade.

Scientific term	Trivial name	Young	Female	Male	Collective noun	Collateral adjective
Aves	bird	chick	hen	cock, rooster	flock	avian
Bovinae	cattle; ox,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> cow, kine (plural, dialectical)|| calf || cow (bred); heifer (not bred) || bull (intact); bullock<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> or steer (castrated) || herd || bovine
Caninae	dog	puppy, pup,<ref name=pup>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> cub, whelp || bitch || dog || pack || canine
Cetacea	whale, dolphin, porpoise	calf	cow	bull	pod herdTemplate:Efn	cetacean
Equidae	horse	colt (male), filly (female), foal	jenny (asses); mare (other equids)	jack (asses); stallion (other equids); gelding (castrated horse)	herd	equine
Felidae	cat	kitten (non-big cats, such as Felis, Lynx, Puma,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> etc.); cub (big cats, Panthera, and also Puma) || queen || tom, king || clowder (small cats); pride (big cats) || feline
Suinae	pig	piglet	sow	boar	drift, drove	porcine, suine
Procyonidae	Raccoon family of Carnivorans	cub, kit			gaze, smack, committee	procyonid, procyonine
Viverridae	Civet family of Carnivorans					viverrid, viverrine
Mustelidae	Ferret family of Carnivorans (large: badgers & wolverines; small: weasels & ferrets)	kit	sow (large); jill (small)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> jack (small) || colony (large); business (small) || mustelid, musteline
Leporidae	rabbits & hares	nestling	jill	jack	nest or band	leporid, leporine
Osteichthyes	bony fish	hatchling, fry, fingerling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	school, shoal	piscine, ichthyic

Terms by species or taxon

Animal	Young	Female	Male	Collective noun	Collateral adjective	Culinary noun for meat
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Albatross	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> gam (when searching for mates)<ref>Riddell, Te Aorere. Toroa: The Royal Albatross. Huia, 2003. 11. Print.</ref> rookery<ref name="sparkes">Ivan G. Sparkes, Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms.</ref> || diomedeid diomedeine ||
Alligator	hatchling	cow	bull	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || alligatorid alligatorine ||
Alpaca<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || cria || hembra || macho || herd || Template:N/A ||
Ant	larva pupa	queen (fertile) soldier worker	drone	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> bike<ref name="askoxford-a"/> colony<ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name="usgs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> bivouac (migratory feeders) nest<ref name="sdzoo"/> swarm<ref name="askoxford-a"/> || formicid formicine ||
Antelope	calf<ref name=geist>Deer of the world: their evolution, behaviour, and ecology By Valerius Geist, 1998, Template:ISBN</ref>	doe	buck	cluster<ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name=Carnaby/> herd<ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name="Carnaby">Beat about the Bush: Mammals Template:Webarchive, by Trevor Carnaby, published by Jacana Media, 2008-01-01, page 362. Template:ISBN.</ref> tribe<ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name="Carnaby"/>	antilopine
Ape	baby child infant	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	band family group shrewdness<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name=Carnaby/><ref name="albans">Template:Cite book</ref> troop, group<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name=Carnaby/>	simian
Armadillo	baby pup	sow	boar	protection<ref name="oxfordfaq"/>	cingulatan chlamyphorid chlamyphorine dasypodid dasypodine
Ass/donkey	foal	jenny	jack	coffle<ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name=Carnaby/> drove<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name=Carnaby/> herd<ref name="askoxford-a"/> pace<ref name="askoxford-a"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="Carnaby"/>	asinine
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Baboon	infant	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:N/A || flange<ref name="askoxford-b">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn troop, group<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> || Template:N/A ||
Badger	cub kit	sow	boar	cete<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> colony<ref name="askoxford-b"/>	mustelid musteline
Bat	pup	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> cloud<ref name="askoxford-b"/><ref name="Campbell02">Template:Cite book</ref> colony<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> flock<ref name="durio">Template:Cite book</ref> || vespertilionid vespertilionine ||
Bear (list)	cub<ref name=cub>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || she-bear sow || boar ||sleuth<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> sloth<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> || ursid ursine ||
Beaver	kit kitten pup	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	colony<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> family<ref name="sdzoo"/>	castorid castorine
Bee	larva pupa	queen workerTemplate:Efn	drone	cast (a second swarm)<ref name="askoxford-b"/> cluster (of workers around the queen)<ref name="askoxford-b"/> colony<ref name="askoxford-b"/> drift<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> erst<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> grist<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> hive<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/> nest<ref name="sdzoo"/> rabble<ref name="askoxford-b"/> stand<ref name="askoxford-b"/> swarm<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-b"/>	anthophilan apid apine
Beetle	larva grub (wormlike forms)<ref name="dictcom"/><ref name="merriamweb"/> mealworm (darkling beetles)<ref name="dictcom"/><ref name="merriamweb"/> pupa	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	swarm<ref name="sigmatcom"/>	scarabaeid scarabaeine
Binturong	binlet	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	potosine
Boar/wild pig Also see Pig	farrow piglet shoat/shote (just weaned)	sow	boar hog	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> singular<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="boardreh"/> sounder (groups of 12 or more)<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="boardreh"/> || Template:N/A ||
Bobcat	bobkitten	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	feline
Bull See Cattle
Butterfly	caterpillar chrysalis larva pupa	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> kaleidoscope<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> rabble<ref name="askoxford-b"/> swarm<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || papilionine ||
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Camel	calf	cow	bull	caravan<ref name="sdzoo"/> flock<ref name="sdzoo"/> herd train<ref name="sdzoo"/>	Template:N/A
Cardinal				citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| cardinalid cardinaline ||
Cat (list)	kit kitten	molly queen	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> king tom || clowder<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/> cluster<ref name="sdzoo"/> clutter<ref name="askoxford-c">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> glaring<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/> kindle (kittens)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> litter (kittens) pillow (kittens) pounce<ref name="sdzoo"/> nuisance<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> || feline ||
CattleTemplate:Efn (list)	calf<ref name=calf>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || cow<ref name=cow>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> heifer freemartin || bull bullock ox steer || drove<ref name="sdzoo"/> gang<ref name="sdzoo" /><ref name="usgs" /><ref name="askoxford-b" /> herd<ref name="sdzoo" /><ref name="usgs" /><ref name="askoxford-b" /> obstinacy<ref name="sdzoo" /><ref name="usgs" /><ref name="askoxford-b" /> team (oxen) troop<ref name="sdzoo" /> yoke (oxen) || bovineTemplate:Efn taurine (male) vaccine (female) vituline (young) || beef veal
Cheetah	cub kitten	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	coalition (male)<ref name=Caro94>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/A
Chicken (list)	chick	hen pullet	capon (castrated male) cock cockerel rooster	brood<ref name="sdzoo"/> clutch (eggs) flock peep (chicks)<ref name="sdzoo"/>	galline	poultry
Chinchilla	kit	sow velvet	boar bull	colony	Template:N/A
Chough	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> clattering<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="albans"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || pyrrhocoracine ||
Cobra	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	quiver<ref name="universe">Universe in Your Pocket by Joel Levy, published by Barnes & Noble, Inc.</ref>	elapid elapine
Cockroach	nymph	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	intrusion<ref name="universe"/>	blattodean blattid blattine
Cod	codling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	school	gadid gadine
Cormorant	chick shaglet	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	flight gulp<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="universe"/>	phalacrocoracid phalacrocoracine
Cow See Cattle
Crab	zoea	hen jenny	cock jimmy	Template:N/A	brachyuran cancrine
Crane	chick colt<ref>Gray, p. 594 Template:Webarchive</ref>	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	herd<ref name="albans2">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="oxfordfaq4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="strutt">Template:Cite book</ref> sedge<ref name="usgs"/> sege<ref name="sege">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> siege<ref name="siege">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || alectorid alectorine ||
Crocodile	hatchling	cow	bull	bask<ref name="sdzoo"/> congregation float<ref name="sdzoo"/> menace	suchian
Crow	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	murder<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/>	corvine
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Deer	calf<ref name=geist/> fawn	doe hind cow	buck bull<ref name="geist"/> hart (red deer) stag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> herd<ref name="askoxford-d"/> mob<ref name="askoxford-d"/> rangale<ref name="askoxford-d"/> || cervid cervine || humble (organ meat) venison
Dog (list)	pup<ref name="pup"/> puppy whelp<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || bitch || dog sire stud || comedy (boxers)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> cowardice (curs)<ref name="usgs"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> cry (hounds)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> kennel<ref name="askoxford-d"/> litter (young)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> mute<ref name="usgs"/> pack (wild)<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> || canid canine ||
Dogfish Also see Shark	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	troop<ref name="askoxford-d"/>	selachian squaloid	capeshark (US) flake (UK, Australia) huss (UK) kahada (Canada)<ref name="fao">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> rigg (UK) rock salmon (UK) spiny dogfish
Dolphin	calf	cow	bull	herd pod<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> school<ref name="askoxford-d"/> team<ref name="askoxford-d"/> || delphine ||
Donkey (list) See Ass
Dove	chick	hen	cock	arc<ref name="sdzoo"/> cote dole<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> dule<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> flight<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> piteousness<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> pitying<ref name="sdzoo"/>	columbid columbine
Duck (list) Also see Mallard	duckling	duck hen	cock drake	badling (on land)<ref name="usgs"/> brace (on land)<ref name="usgs"/> bunch (on water)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> flock (on land) herd (on land) paddling (on water)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> raft (on water)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> safe (on land)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/> skein (in flight)<ref name="askoxford-d"/> sord (on land)<ref name="askoxford-d"/> sore (on land)<ref name="askoxford-d"/> string (in flight)<ref name="askoxford-d"/> team (in flight)<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-d"/> waddling (on land)<ref name="askoxford-d"/>	anatid anatine	poultry
Dunlin	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	fling<ref name="oxfordfaq"/>	scolopacid scolopacine
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Eagle	eaglet fledgling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	convocation<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/>	aquiline accipitrid accipitrine
Echidna	puggle	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	tachyglossid tachyglossine
Eel	leptocephalus (larva) elver (juvenile)	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	bed<ref name="sdzoo"/> swarm<ref name="sdzoo"/>	anguillid anguilline
Elephant	calf<ref name=calf/>	cow<ref name=cow/>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || herd memory<ref name="sdzoo"/> parade<ref name="yourdict"/> || pachyderm proboscidean proboscine ||
Elk/wapiti	calf<ref name=geist/>	cow<ref name=geist/>	bull<ref name=geist/>	gang<ref name="sdzoo"/> herd<ref name="sdzoo"/>	Template:N/A	venison
Emu	chick hatchling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	mob<ref name="sdzoo"/>	Template:N/A
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Falcon	eyass/eyas	falcon	tercel terzel tiercel	cast<ref name="yourdict"/>	Template:N/A
Ferret	kit	jill	hob	business<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> busyness<ref name="albans"/>	mustelid musteline
Finch	chick	hen	cock	charm<ref name="usgs"/>	fringilline
Flamingo	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> stand<ref name="yourdict"/> || phoenicopterid phoenicopterine ||
Fly	maggot	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	business<ref name="sdzoo"/> cloud<ref name="sdzoo"/> swarm<ref name="sdzoo"/>	muscid muscine
Fox	cub<ref name=cub/> kit pup<ref name=pup/>	vixen	dog reynard tod	leash<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> skulk<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> earth<ref name="usgs"/>	vulpine
Frog	froglet polliwog tadpole	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	army<ref name="usgs"/>	ranid ranine
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Gecko	hatchling	dam (herpetoculture)	sire (herpetoculture)	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
Gerbil	pup	doe	buck	horde	Template:N/A
Giant panda	cub	sow	boar	embarrassment<ref name="The Independent">Template:Cite news</ref> sleuth<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || ailuropodid ailuropodine ||
Giraffe	calf	cow	bull	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> herd tower<ref name="askoxford-g"/><ref name="handley10">Template:Cite book</ref> || Template:N/A ||
Gnat	larva	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	cloud<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/> horde<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/> rabble<ref name="askoxford-g"/> swarm<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/>	Template:N/A
Gnu	calf	cow	bull	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:N/A ||
Goat (list)	kid	doe doeling nanny	billy buck buckling wether (castrated)	herd flock<ref name="askoxford-g"/> tribe<ref name="askoxford-g"/> trip<ref name="askoxford-g"/> trippe<ref name="askoxford-g"/>	caprid caprine	cabrito chevon mutton
Goldfinch	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	charm<ref name="askoxford-g"/>	cardueline
Goosander	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	dopping<ref name="askoxford-g"/>	Template:N/A
Goose	gosling	goose	gander	chevron (in flight)Template:Citation needed flock (on land) gaggle (on land)<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/> plump (on land)<ref name="askoxford-g"/> skein (in flight)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/> team (in flight)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/> wedge (in flight)<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/>	anatid anatine anserine	poultry
Gorilla	infant	Template:N/A	blackback silverback	band<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/> troop, group<ref name="sdzoo"/> whoop<ref name="askoxford-g"/>	Template:N/A
Goshawk	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	flight<ref name="albans"/><ref name="askoxford-g"/>	Template:N/A
Grasshopper	nymph	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	cloud<ref name="askoxford-g"/> swarm<ref name="askoxford-g"/>	caeliferian
Grouse	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	covey<ref name="askoxford-g"/> pack<ref name="askoxford-g"/>	tetraonid tetraonine
Guanaco	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:N/A || Template:N/A || herd || Template:N/A ||
Guinea fowl	keet	hen	cock	flock<ref name=Mobley09>Template:Cite book</ref> rasp<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	numidid numidine	poultry
Guinea pig	pup	sow	boar	herd	Template:N/A	cuy
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Hamster	pup	doe	buck	horde	cricetid cricetine
Hare	leveret	doe jill	buck jack	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> drove<ref name="askoxford-h"/> flick<ref name="askoxford-h"/> husk<ref name="askoxford-h"/> || leporine ||
Hawk	eyas	hen	tiercel	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn boil (soaring in large groups)<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="hawkreh"/> cast<ref name="hawkreh"/>Template:Efn cauldron (soaring in large groups)<ref name="hawkreh"/> flight<ref name="hawkreh"/>Template:Efn flock<ref name="hawkreh"/> kettle (soaring in large groups)<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="hawkreh"/> leash<ref name="hawkreh"/>Template:Efn staff<ref name="hawkreh"/>Template:Efn || accipitrine ||
Template:AnchorHedgehog	hoglet piglet pup	sow	boar	array<ref name="askoxford-h"/>	erinaceine
Heron	chick	hen	cock	flight<ref name="askoxford-h"/> sedge<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-h"/> sege<ref name="sege"/><ref name="askoxford-h"/> siege<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="siege"/><ref name="askoxford-h"/>	ardeid ardeine
Herring	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	army<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-h"/> glean<ref name="askoxford-h"/> shoal<ref name="askoxford-h"/>	clupeid clupeine
Hippopotamus	calf	cow	bull	bloat<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-h"/> herd<ref name="askoxford-h"/> sea<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="askoxford-h"/> thunder<ref name="universe"/>	Template:N/A
Hornet	larva pupa	queen	drone	bike<ref name="askoxford-h"/> nest<ref name="usgs"/> swarm	vespid vespine
Horse (list)	colt (male) filly (female) foal weanling yearling	dam mare	gelding (castrated male) ridgling stallion (not castrated) stud	band (wild horses)<ref name="sdzoo"/> field (racehorses) harras<ref name="usgs"/> herd (wild horses)<ref name="sdzoo"/> rag (colts)<ref name="usgs"/> stable<ref name="sdzoo"/> string (ponies)<ref name="usgs"/> stud<ref name="usgs"/> team (work horses)<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/>	caballine equid equine	horseflesh horsemeat
Human	baby boy (male) child girl (female) infant	lady (colloquial) woman	gentleman (colloquial) man	band clan crowd family group horde tribe	Template:N/A	“long pig” the flesh that speaks
Hyena	cub	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	cackle<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> clan	hyenid hyenine
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Jaguar	cub	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:N/A ||
Jay	chick	hen	cock	band<ref name="sdzoo"/> party<ref name="usgs"/> scold<ref name="usgs"/>	corvid corvine
Jellyfish	ephyra<ref>International Wildlife Encyclopedia By Robert Burton, 2002, vol. 8, Template:ISBN, p. 1322 Template:Webarchive</ref> planula polyp	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	bloom brood<ref name="sdzoo"/> fluther<ref name="oxfordfaq"/> smack<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="usgs"/> smuth<ref name="sparkes"/>	medusozoan
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Kangaroo	joey	doe flyer jill roo	boomer buck jack	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> troop<ref name="usgs"/> || macropodine ||
Kingbird	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	court tyranny coronation	Template:N/A
Kinkajou	kit pup	sow	boar	convergence troop	potosine
Koala	joey	doe	buck	Template:N/A	phascolarctid phascolarctine
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Ladybug	larva	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	loveliness	coccinellid coccinelline
Lapwing	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	deceit<ref name="usgs"/><ref name="albans"/> desert<ref name="oxfordfaq"/>	vanelline
Lark	chick	hen	cock	exaltation<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="albans"/>	alaudine
Lemur	infant	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || lemurine ||
Leopard	cub	leopardess	Template:N/A	leap<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> lepe<ref name="oxfordfaq"/>	Template:N/A
Lion	cub<ref name=cub/>	lioness	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="usgs8">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="oxfordfaq4"/> sawt<ref name="oxfordfaq4"/><ref>Template:Citation</ref> || leonine ||
Lizard	hatchling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
Llama	cria	dam hembra	macho stud	flock herd	Template:N/A
Lobster	Template:N/A	hen<ref name="dictcom"/>	cock<ref name="dictcom"/>	risk	nephropoid nephropid nephropine
Locust (list)	nymph	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	cloud host swarm	caeliferan
Lyrebird	chick	hen	cock	musket<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	menurine
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Mallard Also see Duck	duckling	hen	greenhead<ref>The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000. Houghton Mifflin Company, [1] Template:Webarchive</ref>	sord<ref name="oxfordfaq"/> suit<ref name="oxfordfaq"/>	anatid anatine	poultry
Meerkat	meerkitten	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	herpestine
Mole	pup	sow	boar	labor<ref name="yourdict"/>	talpine
Mongoose	pup	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	committee delegation troop	hespertid herpestine
Monkey	infant	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	group, troop<ref name="oxfordfaq"/>	simian
Moose	calf<ref name=geist/>	cow<ref name=geist/>	bull<ref name=geist/><ref name="elephant"/>	herd	alceine	venison
Mosquito	nymph tumbler wriggler	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	cloud scourge swarm	culicid culicine
Moth	caterpillar chrysalis larva pupa	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	eclipse<ref name="yourdict" /> swarm<ref name="yourdict" />	lepidopteran
Mouse	pup	doe	buck	colony nest	murid murine
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Narwhal	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || cow<ref name=":2"/> || bull<ref name=":2"/> || pod<ref name=":2"/> herd<ref name=":2"/> school<ref name=":2"/> gam<ref name=":2"/> grind<ref name=":2"/> || cetacean<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> cetaceous<ref name=":3"/> monodontid monodontine ||
Newt	eft<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	pleurodeline
Nightingale	chick	hen	cock	watch<ref name="albans2"/><ref name="oxfordfaq4"/><ref name="strutt"/>	philomelian
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Octopus	paralarva	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	shoal	Template:N/A
Opossum	joey	jill	jack	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || didelphid didelphine ||
Otter	pup whelp	sow	boar	family<ref name="yourdict"/> romp	lutrine
Ox See Cattle
Owl	fledgling owlet	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	parliament<ref name="sdzoo"/>	strigid strigine
Oyster	spat	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	bed<ref name="sdzoo"/>	ostreoid ostreid ostreine
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Panda See Giant panda
Partridge	chick	chantelle hen	cock	covey roost	pavonine phasianine rolluline
Peafowl	chick peachick	peahen	peacock	ostentation	pavonine	poultry
Peccary	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:N/A ||
Pelican	chick nestling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	pod<ref name="sdzoo"/> scoop	Template:N/A
Penguin	chick nestling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || spheniscid spheniscine ||
Pheasant	chick	hen	cock	bouquet<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> flock nest<ref name="usgs"/> nide<ref name="usgs"/> nye<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/>	phasianid phasianine
Pig (list) Also see Boar	farrow piglet shoat/shote (just weaned)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> sow (bred) || barrow (castrated)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> boar hog || drift<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> drove<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/> litter (piglets) sounder (older pigs)<ref name="yourdict"/> team (older pigs)<ref name="yourdict"/> || porcine suine || bacon ham pork
Pigeon (list)	squab squeaker	hen	cock	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> flock kit<ref name=":0"/> || columbid columbine || squab
Platypus	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || ornithorhynchid ornithorhynchine ||
Polar bear	cub	sow	boar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> celebration<ref name=aurora/> pack<ref name=aurora/> || Template:N/A ||
Pony See Horse
Porcupine	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || sow || boar || prickle<ref name=":0"/> || hystricine hystricid erethizontid erethizontine<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> ||
Prairie dog	pup	sow	boar	town	cynomurid cynomurine
Pug	pup	bitch	dog sire stud	grumble<ref>Template:Citation</ref>	Template:N/A
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Quail	chick	hen	cock	bevy<ref name="sdzoo6"/><ref name="usgs8"/><ref name="albans2"/><ref name="oxfordfaq4"/><ref name="strutt"/>	phasianid phasianine
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Rabbit (list)	bunny kit kitten nestling	doe jill	buck jack yoyo	litter (young) nest<ref name="usgs8"/> warren wrack (young)	leporid leporine
Raccoon	cub kit	sow	boar	brace committee gaze<ref name="sdzoo6"/> nursery smack troop	procyonid procyonine
Ram Also see Sheep	lamb	ewe	ram	flock	arietine ovine	lamb mutton
Rat (list)	kittenTemplate:Citation needed pup	doe	buck	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="abccfeat">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || murid murine ||
Raven	chick	hen	cock	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || corvid corvine ||
Rhinoceros	calf	cow	bull	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> herd || Template:N/A ||
Rook	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	building<ref name="oxfordfaq"/> parliament<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref>Lilford, F.L.S. 1894-5. Notes on the Ornithology of Northamptonshire and Neighborhood for 1893. Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society. Vol 8 p54.</ref>	Template:N/A
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Salamander	larva	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	maelstrom	caudatan salamandrid salamandrine
Salmon	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || hen jen || cock jack ||Template:N/A || Template:N/A ||
Sand dollar	juvenile (young urchin) larva pluteus (free-swimming stage)	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	clypeasteroid clypeasterid clypeasterine
Sandpiper	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || scolopacid scolopacine ||
Sardine	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	family <ref name="askoxford-s"/>	Template:N/A
Seahorse	seafoal	seamare	seastallion	shoal	hippocampine
Seal	pup<ref name=pup/>	cow	bull	herd<ref name="askoxford-s"/> pod<ref name="askoxford-s"/> rookery<ref name="askoxford-s"/>	pinnipedian phocid phocine
Sea otter	pup	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	raft	lutrine
Shark	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:N/A || bull || shiver <ref name="The Independent"/> || selachian squaloid || flake (AUS)
Sheep (list) Also see Ram	cosset lamb lambkin	dam ewe	buck ram wether (castrated)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> herd || ovine || hogget lamb mutton
Skunk	kit	sow	boar<ref name="dictcom"/>	surfeit	mephitid mephitine
Snail	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> rout<ref name="askoxford-s"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> walk<ref name="askoxford-s"/> || gastropodine || escargot
Snake (list)	hatchling (newly hatched) neonate (newborn) snakelet	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	ball nest<ref name="usgs8"/> slither	anguine elapine ophidian serpentine viperine
Spider (list)	spiderling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	cluster<ref name="askoxford-s"/> clutter<ref name="askoxford-s"/>	arachnid
Spoonbill	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	bowl	plataleine
Squid	paralarva	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	shoal	teuthine
Squirrel	kit kitten pup	doe	buck	scurry<ref name="universe"/>	sciurid sciurine
Starfish	bipinnaria brachiolaria	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| Template:N/A ||
Starling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	chattering<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="chattering"/> murmuration<ref name="oxfordfaq"/><ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref name="albans"/>	sturnid sturnine
Stingray	pup	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || myliobatoid ||
Swan	cygnet flapper	pen	cob	bevy<ref name="yourdict"/> flock lamentation wedge (in flight)<ref name="yourdict"/>	cygnine
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Termite	larva	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	colony nest swarm	termitid termitine
Thrush	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	turdid turdine
Tiger	cub<ref name=cub/> whelp	tigress	Template:N/A	ambush<ref name="sdzoo"/> streak<ref name="universe"/>	tigrine
Toad	tadpole toadlet	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	knot<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="usgs"/>	batrachian ranid ranine
Toucan	chick	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	durante	ramphastid ramphastine
Turkey (list)	poult	hen	gobbler jake (immature) stag tom	rafter<ref name="bartlett2003">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="robertson1991">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:N/A	poultry
Turtle	hatchling turtlet	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || testudine chelonian ||
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Viper	hatchling	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	viperine
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Wallaby	joey	jill	jack	mob	Template:N/A
Wasp	larva	queen worker	drone	colony hive nest swarm	vespine
Weasel	kit pup	bitch doe jill	buck dog hub jack	gang<ref name=Carnaby/> sneak<ref name=Carnaby/>	mustelid musteline
Whale	calf<ref name=calf/>	cow<ref name=cow/>	bull	gam<ref name="yourdict"/> pod<ref name="sdzoo6"/><ref name="usgs8"/> school herd (baleen whales)<ref name=whales/>	cetacean balaenine	blubber
Wildebeest	calf<ref name=calf/>	cow<ref name=cow/>	bull	confusion	connochaetine
Wolf	cub pup<ref name="pup"/> puppy whelp	bitch she-wolf	dog	pack<ref name="sdzoo6"/><ref name="usgs8"/>	canine lupine
Wombat	joey	jill	jack	wisdom<ref>Template:Citation</ref>	vombatid vombatine
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Zebra	colt (male) filly (female) foal	mare	stallion	cohort<ref name="askoxford-z"/> dazzle<ref>Template:Citation</ref> herd<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-z">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> zeal<ref name="sdzoo"/><ref name="askoxford-z"/> || hippotigrine ||

Usage of collective nouns

Merriam-Webster writes that most terms of venery fell out of use in the 16th century, including a "murder" for crows. It goes on to say that some of the terms in The Book of Saint Albans were "rather fanciful", explaining that the book extended collective nouns to people of specific professions, such as a "poverty" of pipers. It concludes that for lexicographers, many of these do not satisfy criteria for entry by being "used consistently in running prose" without meriting explanation. Some terms that were listed as commonly used were "herd", "flock", "school", and "swarm".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Writing for Audubon, Nicholas Lund says that many such terms are not used in actuality. When he interviewed scientists who specialize in studying specific animals, they had not heard of these terms, such as a "bask" of crocodiles or "wisdom" of wombats, being applied in their fields. Lund noted that the common plural nouns for animals were "flock" for birds and "herd" for cows, conceding that for certain animals in small groups, there was currency in usage such as a "pod" of whales or "gaggle" of geese.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Animal epithet
• Lists of animals
• List of animal sounds
• wikt:Appendix:Animals, a similar list on English Wiktionary

Further reading

• Gray, Peter (1970). The encyclopedia of the biological sciences. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. Template:Isbn.
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