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ANIMALS

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cat
n
a small domesticated carnivore, or bred in a number of varieties.
dog
n
a domesticated canid, bred in many varieties.
bird
n
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
parrot
n
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
pig
n
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
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cow
n
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus
chicken
n
a domestic fowl, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
duck
n
any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
horse
n
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
pony
n
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14
snake
n
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
frog
n
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
tiger
n
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, of Asia, ranging in several races from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some races thought to be extinct.
lion
n
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
gator
n
alligator.
alligator
n
either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
fly
a small animal
insect
n
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
reptile
n
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
mammal
any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young, giving birth to live young.
bear
a lare animal that hibernates
ant
n
any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.
bee
n
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees honeybees etc.
wasp
n
any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
beetle
n
any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings.
grasshopper
n
any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, especially of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to vegetation.
toad
n
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
spider
n
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
red ant
n
any of various reddish ants, especially the Pharaoh ant.
bug
n
a hemipterous insect.

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