List of animal names
Scientific term Young Female Male Collective noun Collateral adjective Trivial name
Aves chick hen cock flock avian bird
Bovinae calf cow ( bred ) , heifer ( not bred ) bull ( intact ) , ox or steer ( castrated ) herd bovine cattle ; cows
Canidae puppy , pup , cub , whelp bitch dog pack canine dog
Equidae colt ( male ) , filly ( female ) , foal jenny ( asses ) , mare ( other equids ) jack ( asses ) , stallion ( other equids ) , gelding ( castrated horse ) herd equine horse
Felidae kitten ( non-big cats , such as Felis , Lynx , Puma , etc . ) , cub ( big cats , Panthera , and also Puma ) queen tom clowder ( small cats ) , pride ( big cats ) feline cat
Suidae piglet sow boar drift or drove porcine pig
Procyonidae cub , kit sow boar gaze , smack , committee procyonine , nasuine , others Raccoon family of Carnivorans
Viverridae cub , kit sow boar gaze , smack , committee viverrine Civet family of Carnivorans
Mustelidae kit sow ( large ) or jill ( small ) Boar ( large ) or jack ( small ) colony ( large ) or Business ( small ) musteline Ferret family of Carnivorans ( large = badgers & wolverines ; small = weasels & ferrets )
Leporidae nestling jill jack nest or band leporine rabbits & hares
Osteichthyes fry , fingerling ? ? school , shoal piscine , ichthyic bony fish
Generic terms
The terms in this table apply to many or all taxa in a particular biological family , class , or clade .
Many animals, particularly domesticated, have specific names for males, females, young, and groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites.