German/Appendices/Vocabulary/Animals

Marine life

German	English Name	Detailed Information
der Tunfisch/Thunfisch	Tuna Fish	A large and active predatory schooling fish of the mackerel family. Found in warm seas, it is extensively fished commercially.
der Alligator	Alligator	A large semi-aquatic reptile similar to a ↓crocodile↓ but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China.
das Krokodil	Crocodile	A large predatory semi-aquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen.
der Bartenwale (Wal/Walfisch)	Baleen Whale	A whale that has plates of whalebone in the mouth for straining plankton from the water.
der Barrakuda / Pfeilhecht	Barracuda	A large, predatory tropical marine fish with a slender body and large jaws and teeth.
der blaue Fisch	Blue Fish	A predatory blue-colored marine fish that inhabits tropical and temperate waters
der Hummer	Lobster	A large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes, and the first of its five pairs of limbs modified as pincers (die Kneifzange).
der Wels die Seekatze	Cat Fish	A freshwater or marine fish with whisker like barbels around the mouth, typically bottom-dwelling.
die Muschel / Venusmuschel	Clam	A marine bivalve mollusk with shells of equal size.
das Tritonshorn die Trompetenschnecke	Conch	A tropical marine mollusk with a spiral shell that may bear long projections and have a flared lip.
die Algen	Seaweed	Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark.
die Krabbe	Crab	A crustacean with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.
die Koralle	Coral	A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas.
der Delphin	Dolphin	A small gregarious toothed whale that typically has a beak like snout and a curved fin on the back.
der Aal	Eel	A snakelike fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness.
der Zitteraal	Electric Eel	An eel like freshwater fish of South America, using pulses of electricity to kill prey, to assist in navigation, and for defense.
der See-Elefanten	Elephant Seal	A large seal that breeds on the west coast of North America and the islands around Antarctica. The male is much larger than the female and has a very thick neck and an inflatable snout.
der Salamander	Salamander	A newt like amphibian that typically has bright markings, and that once was thought to be able to endure fire.
der Fisch	Fish	A limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water.
der Frosch	Frog	A tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping.
der Schleierschwanz / Goldfisch	Goldfish	A small reddish-golden Eurasian carp, popular in ponds and aquariums.
der Schellfisch	Haddock	A silvery-gray bottom-dwelling fish of North Atlantic coastal waters, related to the cod.
die Qualle / Meduse	Jellyfish	A free-swimming marine coelenterate with a jelly like bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.
der Meeresengel	Angelfish	Any of a number of laterally compressed deep-bodied fish with extended dorsal and anal fins, typically brightly colored or boldly striped, including.
das Weichtier die Molluske	Mollusk	An invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.

Bugs

(1-23) das Insekt (-en): insect

(1) die Libelle (-n): dragonfly
(2) die Heuschrecke (-n): grasshopper
(3) die Grille (-n): cricket
(4) die Küchenschabe (-n): cockroach
(5) die Gottesanbeterin (-nen): praying mantis
(6) die Termite (-n): termite

(7) der Floh (-"e): flea
(8) die Laus (-"e): louse
(9) die Fliege (-n): fly
(10) die Mücke (-n): mosquito

(11-14) der Käfer (-): beetles
(11) der Mistkäfer (-): dung beetle
(12) der Marienkäfer (-): ladybug
(13) der Leuchtkäfer (-): firefly
(14) der Hirschkäfer (-): stag beetle

(15) die Raupe (-n): caterpillar
(16) die Puppe (-n): chrysalis
(17) der Schmetterling (-e): butterfly
(18) die Seidenraupe (-n): silkworm
(19) der Kokon (-s): cocoon
(20) die Motte (-n): moth

(21) die Ameise (-n): ant
(22) die Biene (-n): bee
(23) die Wespe (-n): wasp

Amphibians and reptiles

Birds

German	English Name	Detailed Information
der Seggenrohrsänger	Aquatic Warbler	Any of a number of small insectivorous songbirds that typically have a warbling song.
der Albatros	Albatross	A very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings.
die Enten	Ducks	A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
die Gänse	Geese	A large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.
der Schwan	Swans	A large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, webbed feet, a broad bill, and typically all-white plumage.

Mammals

der Hund	dog
der Schäferhund	sheepdog
der Dalmatiner	Dalmatian
der Husky	Husky
der Wolf	wolf
der Fuchs	fox
der Welpe	puppy
die Katze	cat	masc. der Kater
die Maus	mouse	also for computer mouse
die Ratte	rat
der Hamster	hamster
die Chinchilla	chinchilla	in Austria das Chinchilla
das Meerschweinchen	guinea-pig
das Kaninchen	rabbit	coll. Karnickel
der Hase	bunny, hare	coll. Mümmelmann
das Frettchen	ferret
der Iltis	foumart
das Eichhörnchen	squirrel
der Biber	beaver
das Murmeltier	marmot
der Siebenschläfer	fat dormouse	In Germany, June 27 is Siebenschläfertag
die Bisamratte	muskrat
der Bär	bear
der Braunbär	brown bear
das Reh	roe deer
der Hirsch	deer
der Elch	elk
das Rentier	rendeer
die Fledermaus	bat
der Igel	hedgeshog
der Luchs	lynx	Augen wie ein Luchs haben
der Seehund	seal
die Kuh	cow
der Ochse	ox
der Bulle	bull	insult to a police man
die Ziege	goat	swear word for a girl
der Steinbock	ibex
das Kalb	calf
das Pferd	horse	arch. Ross
das Fohlen	colt
das Schaf	sheep

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