Animal | Male | Female | Young | Collective | Sound |
Alpaca | macho, wether (neut) | hombre | cria, tui | | |
Ant | male ant | queen, worker (nr) | larva, antling | colony, swarm, army, nest, state | |
Antelope | ram | ewe | calf, fawn, kid, yearling | herd | |
Ape | | | | shrewdness | gibber |
Ass, burro, donkey | jack, jackass, gelding(neut), john(neut), ass(neut) | jenny, jennet | foal | herd, pace, drove | bray |
Bacteria | | | | culture | |
Badger | boar | sow | kit, cub | cete | |
Bass | | | | shoal | |
Bat | male | female | pup | colony | |
Bear | boar, he-bear | sow, she-bear | cub | sleuth, sloth | |
Beaver | boar | sow | kit, kitten | colony, family | |
Bee | drone | queen, queen bee, worker(nr) | larva | swarm, grist, hive, cluster, nest, erst | |
Beetle | | | | | drone |
Bird (general) | | | fledgling, nestling | flock, congregation, flight, dissimulation, volary(?), volery(?) | sing |
Bittern | | | | siege | |
Blackbird | | | | | whistle |
Buffalo | bull | cow | calf, yearling, spike-bull | herd, troop, gang | |
Butterfly | male | female | larva, caterpillar | flutter, swarm army (of caterpillar) | |
Camel | bull | cow | calf, colt | flock, train, caravan | |
Caribou | bull, stag, hart | cow, doe | calf, fawn | herd | |
Cat | tom, tomcat, boarcat, ramcat, gib(neut) , gibcat(neut) | queen, tabby, grmalkin, malkin, pussy | pussy, kit, kitten, catling, kitling, kitty, | clowder/clutter (of cats) kindle/kendle (of kittens) | meow, mew, purr, caterwal, swear |
Cattle | bull, steer(neut), ox(neut), stag(neut), bullock(Eng,neut) | cow (>2yrs, had calf) , heifer (<2yrs) | calf, stot, yearling, bullcalf, heifer | herd, drove, kine | bellow (bull) moo, low, bawl (cow) bleat, bawl (calf) |
Chicken | rooster, cock, stag, chanticleer, capon (neut.) | hen, partlet, biddy | chick (very young), broiler (ready for market), chicken, poult, cockerel(m), pullet(f), pollute(Eng,f) | brood, peep, flock, run, clutch, chattering | crow (cock), peep, cackle |
Clam | | | | bed | |
Cobra | | | | quiver | |
Codfish | | | codling, sprat | | |
Coot | | | | cover, covert | |
Coyote | dog | bitch | pup, whelp | pack, band | |
Crane | | | | herd, sedge, siege | |
Crocodile | | | | float | |
Crow | cock | hen | chick | murder, horde | caw |
Cuckoo | | | | | cuckoo |
Curlew | | | | herd | |
Deer | buck, stag(Eng/neut), cactus buck(neut) | doe, hind(Eng) | fawn, yearling | herd, leash | bell |
Dog, hound | sire, stud | bitch | pup, puppy, whelp | pack (of dogs) cry, mute (of hounds) leash (of greyhounds) | bark, basy, howl, yelp, snarl, woof, arf |
Dolphin | | | | pod | click |
Dove | | | | flight, dule pitying (of turtledoves) | coo, moan |
Duck | drake, stag, capon(neut) | duck, hen | duckling, cockerel, flapper | flock, brace, team, paddling, raft, bed, flight | quack |
Eagle | male | female | eaglet, fledgling | convocation | scream |
Eel | | | elver | | |
Elephant | bull | cow | calf | herd | trumpet |
Elephant seal | | | weaner | pod | |
Elk | bull | cow | calf | herd, gang | |
Emu | | | | mob | |
Falcon | | | | cast | chant |
Ferret | buck, hob, dog | bitch, jill, doe | kit | business, fesnyng(?) | |
Finch | | | | charm | |
Fish (general) | | | fry | school, shoal, run, haul, catch, drought, draught | |
Flamingo | | | | stand | |
Fly | | | | swarm | buzz |
Fox | fox, dog | vixen | cub, pub, kit | skulk, leash, family, cloud, troop | bark, yelp |
Frog | | | polliwog, tadpole | army, colony | croak |
Giraffe | bull | cow | calf | herd, corps, troop | bleat, grunt |
Gnat | | | | swarm, cloud, horde | |
Goat | ram, billy, wether(neut), wither(Eng), buck, billie, billy-goat, he-goat | doe, nanny, she-goat, nannie, nanny goat | kid | tribe, trip, flock, herd | |
Goose | gander, stag | goose, dame | gosling, goruse, cheeper, cockerel(m) | gaggle, flock skein (in flight) plump (on water) | cackle, hiss, honk |
Gorilla | | | | band | |
Grasshopper | | | | | chirp, pitter |
Grouse | | | cheeper | | drum |
Guinea Fowl | cock, capon(neut) | hen | keet, cockerel(m) | flock | cry |
Guinea Pig, cavy | boar | sow | | herd | squeak, whistle |
Gull | | | | | squawk |
Hare | | | | down, husk | squeak |
Hawk | tiercel | hen | eyas | cast, kettle | scram |
Heron | | | | hedge, siege, sedge | |
Hippopotamus | | | calf | | bray, snort |
Horse | stallion, stud, gilding (neut), stag, horse, stud | mare (>2yrs), dam | foal, yearling, colt(m), stot, stag, filly (<2yrs,f), hog-colt, hogget | horras(?), harras(?), haras(?), stable, remuda, herd, string, field, set, pair, team, string (of ponies) | neigh, whinny |
Human | male | female | child | population, nation, group, couple, pair | unlimited vocabulary |
Hummingbird | | | | charm | |
Hyena | | | | | laugh |
Jackrabbit | buck | doe | bunny | husk, dray | |
Jay | | | | party | chatter |
Jellyfish | | | | smack | |
Kangaroo | buck, boomer | doe | joey | mob, troop, herd | |
Lapwing | | | | desert | |
Lark | | | | exaltation, ascension | |
Leopard | leopard | leopardess | cub | leap, leep | |
Lion | lion, tom | lioness, she-lion | cub, whelp, lionet | pride, troop, flock, sawt, souse | roar, growl |
Llama | gelding(neut) | | cria | | |
Locust | | | | plague | |
Loon | | | | | howl |
Mackerel | | | blinker, tinker, spike | | |
Magpie | | | | tiding | chatter |
Mallard | | | | sord | |
Marten | | | | richness | |
Mink | buck, hob, dog | bitch, jill, doe | | | |
Mole | | | | labor | |
Monkey | | | | troup | chatter, gibber |
Moose | bull | cow | calf | herd | |
Mouse | | | | | squeak, squeal |
Mule | jack, ass(neut) | jennet, jenny | | brace, barren, span | |
Nightingale | | | | watch | pipe, warble, jug-jug |
Otter | buck, hog, dog | bitch, jill, doe | | | |
Owl | | | owlet | parliament | hoot, screech, wail |
Oxen | | | | herd, yoke, team, drove | low, bellow |
Oyster | | | | bed | |
Parrot | | | | company | talk |
Partridge | cock | hen | cheeper | covey | |
Peafowl | peacock | peahen | | ostentation, muster | scream |
Penguin | | | baby | | bleat (baby) |
Peregrine Falcon | tiercel | falcon | | | |
Pheasant | | | | nide, nye, bouquet, nest | |
Pigeon | | | squab, squeaker | flock, flight | coo |
Plover | | | | congregation | |
Pronghorn | buck | doe | fawn | herd | |
Quail | cock | hen | cheeper, chick, squealer | covey, bevy | |
Racoon | | | | | chatter |
Rabbit | | | bunny, kit, kitten | herd, nest (of bunnies) | |
Rat | | | pup | pack, swarm | |
Rattlesnake | | | | rhumba | |
Raven | | | | conspiracy, unkindness(?) | croak |
Reindeer | buck | doe | fawn | herd | |
Rhinocerus | | | calf | crash | snort, grunt, growl, whistle |
Salmon | | | parr, smolt, grilse | | |
Sandpiper | | | | | pipe, whistle |
Seal, sealion | bull | cow | signet, whelp, pup, cub, bachelor | herd, pod, trip, rookery, harem | |
Sheep | ram, wether(neut), buck, male sheep, mutton | ewe, dam | lamb, lambkin, shearling, yearling, cosset, hog | flock, drove, hirsel, trip, pack | baa, bleat |
Snake | male | Ffemale | snakelet | nest, pit | hiss |
Snipe | | | | walk, wisp | |
Squirrel | buck | doe | pup, kitten | dray | |
Sparrow | | | | host | chirp |
Starling | | | | murmuration | |
Stork | | | | mustering | |
Swallow | | | | flight | titter |
Swan | cob | pen | cygnet | ballet, herd, bevy, lamentation, wedge, team, bank | crey, hiss, grunt, bark |
Swine, pig | boar, barrow(neut), stag(neut) | sow | pig, piglet, suckling, shoat(m), gilt(f), trotter, farrow | sounder, sty, drift, herd, passel, parcel trip (litter of pigs) | grunt, squeak, squeal |
Teal | | | | spring | |
Termite | king | queen | nymph | colony, nest, swarm, brood | |
Thrushes | | | | | whistle |
Toad | male | female | tadpole | knot | |
Trout | | | | hover | |
Tiger | | | | | growl, roar |
Tortoise | | | | | grunt |
Turkey | tom, stag, capon(neut) | hen | hatchling, keet, poult, cockerel | rafter, raft | gobble |
Turtle | | | | bale | |
Walrus | bull | cow | cub | pod, herd | |
Whale | bull | cow | calf | school, gam, pod, herd | |
Wigeon | | | | company | |
Wild Fowl (general) | | | flapper | | |
Wolf | dog | bitch | pup | pack, route, herd | howl |
Woodcock | | | | fall | |
Woodpecker | | | | descent | |
Zebra | stallion | mare | colt, foal | herd | |