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 |