Unit 8 Animals and Insects Vocabulary

domestic animal

an animal that is kept by people and is used to living with humans.

companion animal

a pet that gives people company rather than being kept for work or food.

farm animal

"an animal kept on a farm for food

livestock

"animals such as cows

cattle

"large farm animals kept for milk or meat

poultry

birds such as chickens and ducks kept for their meat or eggs.

breed

a particular type of animal that has been developed by people.

cage

a structure made of bars or wire used for keeping animals or birds inside.

enclosure

an area surrounded by a fence or wall where animals are kept.

to keep a pet

to have an animal at home and take care of it.

to look after

to take care of someone or something.

to feed

to give food to a person or animal.

to train

to teach an animal to behave in a particular way or do certain actions.

tame

not afraid of people and easy to control.

wild

living naturally and not controlled by people.

wildlife

"animals

natural habitat

the place where an animal or plant normally lives.

creature

"a living thing

species

a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young together.

mammal

an animal that is born from its mother and drinks milk when it is young.

reptile

a cold-blooded animal such as a snake or lizard.

amphibian

an animal such as a frog that can live both on land and in water.

insect

a small creature with six legs and usually one or two pairs of wings.

wing

one of the parts of a bird or insect that it uses for flying.

antennae

the long thin parts on an insect's head that help it feel and smell things.

sting

"a small sharp part of an insect used to inject poison

venomous

able to put poison into another animal or person by biting or stinging.

poisonous

dangerous or harmful if touched or eaten.

swarm

a large group of insects moving together.

colony

a group of insects or animals of the same type living together.

hive

a place where bees live and produce honey.

pollinate

to carry pollen from one flower to another so that plants can produce seeds.

predator

an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

prey

an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

carnivore

an animal that mainly eats meat.

herbivore

an animal that mainly eats plants.

omnivore

an animal that eats both plants and meat.

endangered

at risk of disappearing forever.

rare

not often seen or found.

protected

kept safe by laws or special actions.

extinct

no longer existing anywhere in the world.

conservation

"the protection of nature

captivity

"the state of being kept in a zoo

in the wild

"living in nature

herd

"a group of large animals such as cows

pack

"a group of animals that live or hunt together

flock

"a group of birds

trunk

the long nose of an elephant.

tusk

a long pointed tooth that grows outside the mouth of animals such as elephants.

fur

the soft thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals.

paw

"the foot of an animal such as a cat

claw

a sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.

hoof

"the hard foot of animals such as horses

marine animal

an animal that lives in the sea.

sea creature

an animal or living thing that lives in the sea.

fin

a flat body part that fish and some sea animals use for swimming.

tentacle

one of the long flexible arms of animals such as octopuses.

gill

the body part that fish use to breathe underwater.

coral reef

an underwater area made of coral where many sea creatures live.

migration

the movement of animals from one place to another at certain times of the year.