animals

Our words

aardvark	an animal from southern Africa that has a long nose and tongue and that eats insects		maasika
adder	a small snake, often with marks in the shape of diamonds on its back. Adders are the only poisonous snakes in Britain.		kyykäärme
Afghan hound	a tall dog with long soft hair and a pointed nose		afganistanin vinttikoira
Alsatian	a large dog, often trained to help the police, to guard buildings or (especially in the US) to help blind people find their way		saksanpaimenkoira
amphibious	able to live both on land and in water		amfibinen
bilby	a small Australasian animal with a long nose, a long tail and big ears		pikkupussikaniini
Border collie	a medium-sized black and white dog, often used as a sheepdog		border collie
bloodhound	a large dog with a very good sense of smell, used to follow or look for people		verikoira
brood mare	a female horse kept for producing young		siitostamma
canine	(also canine tooth) one of the four pointed teeth in the front of a human’s or animal’s mouth		koiran-
cayman	a North and South American reptile similar to an alligator		kaimaani
chimpanzee	a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)		simpanssi
cloven hoof	the foot of an animal such as a cow, a sheep, or a goat, that is divided into two parts		sorkka
colt	a young male horse, especially one less than 4 years old		orivarsa
cub	[countable] a young bear, lion, fox, etc.	a lioness guarding her cubs	poikanen
den	the hidden home of some types of wild animal	a bear’s/lion’s den	pesä
feline	a cat; an animal of the cat family		kissan-
stallion	a fully grown male horse, especially one that is used for breeding (= producing young)		ori
tapir	an animal like a pig with a long nose, that lives in Central and South America and south-east Asia		tapiiri
yak	an animal of the cow family, with long horns and long hair, that lives in central Asia		jakki