man and the monkey <nouns>
man
1 a (male) human being:
He could see some men and horses on the hillside.
2 the human race:
Man and the monkey have many things in common.
monkey
a higher animal which is covered with hair:
Monkeys generally have long arms and can swing easily from tree to tree, but some kinds, like baboons, live mainly on the ground.
Most kinds of monkeys are much smaller than men, and have tails.
ape
any large kind of monkey without a tail:
Gorillas and chimpanzees are apes.
anthropoid (ape)
any large manlike ape, esp the gorilla and chimpanzee
langur, langur monkey
an Asian long-tailed monkey
the horse and similar animals <nouns>
Other varieties and breeds of horses and similar animals
pony
a horse of a small breed, esp as used by children:
The children enjoyed riding (on) ponies.
They enjoyed the pony rides.
gelding
a stallion which has been castrated
donkey, ass
a foolish person:
Don’t be such an ass - It’s a silly thing to do!
He’s a bit of a donkey; he does silly things.
jackass
1 a male ass
2 a foolish person
mustang
a small wild horse of the North American plains
stud
1 a male horse kept for breeding
2 a number of horses or other animals kept for breeding
mule
a cross between a horse and a donkey:
The cart was pulled by two mules.
zebra
a striped animal from Africa, related to the horse
the cow and similar animals <nouns>
Other varieties of cows and similar animals
cattle
cows, etc, collectively:
The cattle were in the fields.
On that farm they have a thousand head of cattle (= a thousand cows, bulls, etc).
bullock
1 a young bull
2 a castrated animal
steer
a young, usu castrated bull, esp if it is raised as food
buffalo
1 a large animal like the cow, usu found in Africa and Asia
2 the American bison
ox
1 a fully-grown castrated bullock, esp when it is used to pull carts, etc
2 any domestic cow, bull, etc
3 any large cowlike animal
longhorn
a cow or bull of a kind with long horns
shorthorn
a cow or bull of a kind with short horns
bison
1 the European wild ox
2 the North American wild ox
the cat and similar animals <nouns>
cat
1 a small domestic animal with fur
Many families keep a cat, usually to kill mice, but often as a pet for the children.
2 any animal of a group which includes the domestic cat and the lion
3 deprec a woman who says unkind things about other women
puss, kitty
(the name used for talking to or cat calling cats):
Here, puss, puss!
Come on, puss, drink your milk!
Here, kitty-kitty - where are you?
pussy
a cat:
That's a nice pussy (cat).
What beautiful pussies!
cub
the young of the larger cats
Varieties of large nondomestic cats
panther
1 a leopard, esp the black one (black panther) found in Africa and Asia
2 cougar
wildcat
a type of cat that looks like a pet cat, naturally wild and fierce, and lives in some parts of Europe
the dog and similar animals <nouns>
dog
a domestic animal with a coat of hair, which is bred in many varieties:
Many families keep dogs, usually as a pet but also to guard their property.
hound
1 a hunting dog: foxhounds; deerhounds
2 a dog:
Get that offensive hound out of this house!
follow the hounds/ride to hounds
to go fox-hunting
sheepdog
a dog trained to drive sheep and keep them together
mongrel
a dog of mixed breed
cur
1 a dog of no particular breed, esp a badtempered one
2 deprec a man of whom the speaker does not have a good opinion:
What a cur that man is!
bitch
1 a female dog
2 deprec a woman:
Tell that bitch to leave me alone!
Common varieties and breeds of the domestic dog
boxer
a large, short-haired dog, descended from the German bulldog
mastiff
a deep-chested powerful dog, similar to a bulldog, often used for guarding houses
bloodhound
a large hunting dog with a very good sense of smell, used for tracking people or animals
retriever
any of several types of specially bred middle-sized hunting dog, trained to bring back shot birds
setter
a type of long-haired dog often trained to point out the position of animals for shooting
Similar wild animals
coyote
a type of small wolf native to western North America and Mexico
dingo
a type of Australian wild dog
the pig <nouns>
hog
1 a pig
2 a castrated boar raised for food
swine
1 a pig or pigs collectively
2 derog a person or people whom the speaker really does not like:
Tell that/those swine to get out of here!
the sheep and the goat <nouns>
deer and similar animals <nouns>
Kinds of Deer
reindeer
a type of large deer with long branching horns that is used in the coldest parts of Europe for its milk, meat, and skin, and for pulling carriages (sledges) across the snow
caribou
a type of North American reindeer
roe deer
a kind of small European and Asian forest deer
fallow deer
a small deer of Europe and Asia having a light brownish-yellow coat with,in the summer, white spots
elk
any of several types of deer of Europe and Asia of the largest kind, with very big flat antlers
moose
a type of large deer, very similar to an elk, living in the northern parts of America
Similar animals
gazelle
one of many kinds of small soft-eyed graceful antelope common in Africa and southern Asia
springbok
a kind of swift South African gazelle
sea and amphibious mammals <nouns>
whale
any of several kinds of very large sea mammals:
People have hunted whales for centuries for their oil and flesh.
seal
any of several kinds of fish-eating sea mammals:
Seals can be found in colonies along the coasts of colder lands and islands.
People hunt seals for their oil, skin, and fur.
other large animals <nouns>
mammoth
a large kind of elephant with long hair which lived on earth during the early stages of human development
bear
1 any of various kinds of usu large and heavy animals with thick rough fur that usu eat fruit and insects as well as meat:
Many kinds of bears sleep through the winter.
2 a rough, bad-tempered man:
She’s nice but her husband’s a bit of a bear.
rodents <nouns>
mouse
any of several kinds of small rodents which live in houses and fields:
I’m sure there are mice in that old house.
field mouse
any of various kinds of usu small mice that live in the fields
vole
any of several types of small thick-bodied short-tailed rodents which live in fields, woods, banks of rivers, etc:
a water vole; a bank vole
gopher
a small ratlike rodent of North and Central America which makes and lives in holes in the ground and has large spaces (pouches) inside its cheeks
rat
a rodent which lives in old houses and beside rivers, etc:
People normally regard rats as dangerous to health.
other smaller animals <nouns>
rabbit
any of several kinds of small rodents living in holes in the ground (burrows) and having brownish-grey fur in the natural state but black, white, or bluish-grey in domestic varieties
hare
a rodent larger than the rabbit, with long ears, strong back legs, and a divided upper lip:
Hares can run very fast.
bunny (rabbit)
(used esp by or to children) a rabbit:
The child shouted that there were bunnies in the field.