Animal Terms

Below you'll find typical terms that we use to refer to some of the more common
animals. In some cases there are additional terms not shown here. The collective terms
describe groups of the animal and are also known as "terms of venery". (Easy List)

Animal

Plural

Male

Female

Young

Collective term
(terms of
venery)

ant

ants

winged
male, aner

queen,
worker

antling

a colony of ants,
an army of ants

bat

bats

male

female

pup

a cloud of bats, a
colony of bats

bear

bears

boar

sow

cub

a sleuth of bears,
a sloth of bears

larva,
schadon,
fry (plural
noun)

a hive of bees, a
swarm of bees

bee

bees

drone

queen,
worker

bird

birds

cock

hen

nestling,
fledgling

a flock of birds,
a flight of birds
(in the air)

buffalo

buffalo,
buffalloes,
buffaloes

bull

cow

calf

a herd of buffalo

cat

cats

tom

queen

kitten

a clutter of cats

chicken

chickens

rooster

hen

chick

a brood of
chickens, a flock
of chickens

cow

cattle

bull

cow

calf

a herd of cattle

dog

dogs

dog

bitch

puppy,
pup

a pack of dogs

dolphin

dolphins

bull

cow

pup

a school of
dolphins

duck

ducks

drake

duck

duckling

a raft of ducks

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elephant

elephants

bull

cow

calf

a herd of
elephants

fish

fish, fishes

male

female

fry (plural
noun)

a school of fish

fox

foxes

dog,
reynard

vixen

cub

a troop of foxes,
an earth of foxes

frog

frogs

male

female

tadpole,
froglet

an army of frogs,
a colony of frogs

goose

geese

gander

goose

gosling

a flock of geese,
a gaggle of geese

goats

billy
(domestic),
evec

nanny

kid

a flock of goats,
a herd of goats

horses

stallion,
colt
(young)

mare,
filly
(young)

foal

a herd of horses,
a team of horses
(in harness), a
string of horses
(for racing)

goat

horse

kangaroo

kangaroos

buck

doe

joey

a mob of
kangaroos, a
troop of
kangaroos

lion

lions

lion

lioness

cub

a pride of lions

monkey

monkeys

male

female

infant

a troop of
monkeys

owl

owls

male

female

owlet

a parliament of
owls

ox

oxen

bull, steer
(castrated)

cow

calf

a herd of oxen, a
drove of oxen
(when driven in
a group), a team
of oxen (in
harness)

penguin

penguins

male

female

chick

a colony of

Animal Terms

penguins
person

people

man

woman

baby,
infant

a crowd of
people

pig

pigs

boar

sow

suckling,
piglet

a herd of pigs, a
flock of pigs

rabbit

rabbits

buck

roe

bunny,
bunny
rabbit

a colony of
rabbits, a nest of
rabbits, a warren
of rabbits
(strictly, where
they live)

sheep

sheep

ram

ewe

lamb

a flock of sheep

cub, whelp

a streak of tigers,
an ambush of
tigers (fanciful*)

tiger

tigers

tiger

tigress

whale

whales

bull

cow

calf

a school of
whales, a shoal
of whales, a pod
of whales
(smaller groups)

wolf

wolves

dog

bitch

cub

a pack of wolves,
a herd of wolves

zebra

zebra,
zebras

stallion

mare

foal

a cohort of zebra,
a herd of zebra

*Some collective terms are fanciful or invented, for example: an ambush of tigers, a
wilderness of monkeys, a zeal of zebra