Animals

Shelter: (n)

Shelter: (n)

the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need

Den: (n)

the hidden home of some types of wild animal

Hatch: (v)

(of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.) to come out of an egg

Whip: (v)

to hit a person or an animal hard with a whip

Cling: (v)

to hold on tightly to somebody/something

Leap: (v)

to jump high or a long way

Hang: (v)

to attach something, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose

Dart: (v)

to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction

Dash: (v)

to go somewhere very quickly

synonym rush

Upside down: (adj)

in a position in which the top of something is where the bottom is normally found and the bottom is where the top is normally found

Pattern: (n)

a regular arrangement of lines, shapes, colours, etc. for example as a design on material, carpets, etc.

Turn up: (phrasal verb)

to be found, especially by chance, after being lost

Antler: (n)

one of the two horns that grow on the head of male deer

Elk: (n)

a large deer that lives in the north of Europe, Asia and North America. In North America it is called a moose

Land animals: (n)

animals that live primarily or entirely on land, as opposed to in water or in the air.

Trunk: (n)

the long nose of an elephant

Pouch: (n)

a pocket of skin on the stomach of some female marsupial animals, such as kangaroos, in which they carry their young

Hippopotamus: (n)

a large heavy African animal with thick dark skin and short legs that lives in rivers and lakes

Jaguar: (n)

a large animal of the cat family, that has yellow-brown fur with black rings and spots. Jaguars live in parts of Central and South America.

Leopard: (n)

a large animal of the cat family, usually with yellow-brown fur with black spots. Leopards live in Africa and southern Asia.

Chimpanzee: (n)

a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)

Beaver: (n)

a semiaquatic rodent with a wide tail and strong teeth that builds dams across streams and is mainly found in the Northern hemisphere

Weasel: (n)

a small carnivorous mammal with red-brown fur and a long slender body

Ferret: (n)

a small aggressive animal with a long thin body, kept for catching rabbits, killing rats, etc.

Sloth: (n)

a herbivorous mammal that is known for moving very slowly, which hangs from the trees and lives in tropical rainforests of South and Central America

Guinea pig: (n)

a small furry animal with rounded ears, short legs and no tail, which is often kept as a pet or for research

Sponge: (n)

a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtained

Anemone: (n)

a small plant with white, red, blue or purple flowers that are like cups in shape and have dark centres

Tentacle: (n)

a long, thin part of the body of some creatures, such as squid, used for feeling or holding things, for moving or for getting food

Urchin: (n)

a small sea creature with a round shell that is covered with spikes

Sea cucumber: (n)

an invertebrate animal that lives on the sea floor, with a long thick body like a worm

Bison: (n)

a large wild animal of the cow family that is covered with hair. There are two types of bison, the North American (also called buffalo) and the European

Pearl: (n)

a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell of an oyster and is of great value as a jewel

Cobra: (n)

enlarge imagea poisonous snake that can spread the skin at the back of its neck to make itself look bigger. Cobras live in Asia and Africa.

Stork: (n)

a large black and white bird with a long beak and neck and long legs, that lives near water but often builds its nest on the top of a high building.

Hump: (n)

a large curved part on the back of some animals, especially camels

Cockroach: (n)

a large brown insect with wings, that lives in houses, especially where there is dirt

Cub: (n)

a young bear, lion, fox, etc.

Being: (n)

a living creature

Life cycle: (n)

the series of forms into which a living thing changes as it develops

Stage: (n)

a period or state that something/somebody passes through while developing or making progress

Caterpillar: (n)

a small creature like a worm with legs that develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insects with large, sometimes brightly coloured, wings). Caterpillars eat the leaves of plants.

Pupa: (n)

an insect in the stage of development between a larva and an adult insect

Chrysalis: (n)

the young form of a butterfly while it is changing into an adult inside a hard case, also called a chrysalis

Hatch: (v)

(of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.) to come out of an egg

Shed: (v)

to take off a piece of clothing

Creature: (n)

a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal

Quadruped: (n)

any creature with four feet

Wingspan: (n)

the distance between the end of one wing and the end of the other when the wings are fully stretched

Herbivore: (n)

any animal that eats only plants

Stoop: (v)

stoop (down) to bend your body forwards and downwards