Aihepiiri 2 (Animals)

Our words

Alpaca a South American animal that is related to the llama and has long hair Do you like alpaca? alpakka
Billy goat a male goat Do you have billy goat or woman goat? miesvuohi
Brood mare a female horse kept for producing young I have a brood mare siitos tamma
Bullock a young bull=a male cow, that has been castreted My cow is bullock palliton sonni
Calf the back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee My horse broke his calfs pohkeet
Cross-breed to make an animal or a plant breed with a different type; to breed with an animal or a pla nt of different type I have to cross-breed this horse to make him a llama ns risteytys
Dogie a young cow that has lost his mother You have to feed that dogie orpo lehmä
Ewe a female sheep I have an ewe naaras lammas
Filly a young female horse, especially one that is less than 4 years old This filly horse is carzy raaka, naaras hevonen
Hog a pig, especially one that is kept and made fat for eating I have a many hog in my backyard Jalostus possu



Angora a type of cat, goat or rabbit thet has long soft hair My favourite animal is an angora pitkäkarvainen lemmikki
Four-legged friend a pet with four legs, especially a dog She was seen throwing a ball for her four-legged friend nelijalkainen lemmikki
Kitten a young cat One week and I am a owner of kitten kissanpentu
Microchip microchip something to put a microchip under the skin of an animas as a way of indentifying it Our dod has been microchipped and vaccinated against rabies mikrosiru
Spay spay something to remove the ovaries of a female animal, to prevent it from producing young Have you had your cat spayed? sterilisointi
Lugworm a large worm that lives in the sand by the sea. Lugworms are often used as bait to catch fish I really terrifying lugworms iso mato
Endoskeleton the bones inside the body of an animal that give it shape and support That cat has no endoskeleton at all tukiluut
Hackles the hairs on the back of the neck of a dog, that rise when the animal is afraid or angry The dog was so angry that his hackles rise up niskavillat
Lop ears ears that hang down at the side of an animal's head My dog has lop ears luppakorvat
Rump the round area at the top of the back legs of an animal that has four legs He slapped the horse on the rump lautaset



Tail the part that sticks out at the back of the body My dog loves to chase his tail häntä
Whisker any of the lonf, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse etc His whiskers are full of milk viikset
Wool the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals I love this sheep wool, its so soft and beautiful villa
Crayfish an animal like a small lobster that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten, or one like a large lobster that lives in the sea and can be eaten That crayfish ate my dog harmaalonkero
Hermit crab a crab that has no shell of its own and has to use the empty shells of other sea creatures   erakkorapu
Aviary a large cage or building for keeping birds in, for example in zoo the brid fly in his aviary terraario
Roost  a place where birds sleep the pidgeon sleep in the roost kolo, jossa linnut nukkuvat
Nest a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass linnunpesä
Chinchilla an animal like a rabbit with soft silver-grey fur My sister got from Christmas present a new chinchilla chincilla
Mare a female horse or donkey My mare is there tamma