New posts in animals

Is there a gender neutral term for a single animal of the Bovine species?

What does a cat's tail do?

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Etymology of "duck"

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What you call an animal whose main food is fruits?

single-word-requests animals

When did animal sounds get codified?

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Is there a generic word for young livestock?

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Can I Switch from "it" to "he" or "she" when referring to an animal in a story? [closed]

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Schools and Shoals

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Why do lion, tiger, panther, and leopard have female forms (lioness, tigress, pantheress, leopardess), but jaguar, puma, cheetah, and cougar don't?

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Using singular "they" for an animal

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Do words for male animals include those which are castrated?

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I like dog or I like dogs which is correct and why?

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What is the word to describe a bird organizing its feathers?

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What is a female ass called?

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PETA wants workers to “bring home the bagels”

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What is the difference between “rooster” vs. “cock” and “hen” vs. “chicken”?

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Is there an adjective for deer-like?

single-word-requests animals

What's an adjective for "pertaining to donkeys"?

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Does "pig" (fat animal) come from the Latin "pinguedo" (fat)?

etymology latin animals

The balled (headed) eagle?

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