List of animal names - Definition and Overview

This lists various names animals can have. There are often multiple names that can apply in each situation. Here are some of the more common.

See also: List of collective nouns

Notes:

1. A castrated male cow is a steer. A young female cow is a heifer. See cattle for more names.
2. A castrated male horse is a gelding. A male foal is a colt, and a female foal is a filly
3. A group of geese or ducks in flight is a skein.
4. A young female pig is a gilt.