Word |
Taxa |
alpaca |
Vicugna pacos (alpaca) |
anteater |
Order Pilosa (sloths and anteaters) |
armadillo |
Family Dasypodidae (armadillos) |
asparagus |
Asparagus officinalis (garden asparagus) |
avocado |
Persea americana (avocado) |
badger |
Family Mustelidae (badgers, otters, weasels, and relatives) |
banana |
Musa acuminata (edible banana) |
bat |
Order Chiroptera (bats) |
bear |
Family Ursidae (bears) |
beetle |
Order Coleoptera (beetles) |
bird |
Class Aves (birds) |
bison |
Genus Bison (bison) |
blackbird |
Family Icteridae (Oropendolas, Orioles & Blackbirds) |
cactus |
Family Cactaceae (cactus) |
camel |
Genus Camelus (camels) |
cardinal |
Genus Cardinalis (cardinals) |
caribou |
Rangifer tarandus (caribou) |
cat |
Felis catus (Domestic Cat) |
cheetah |
Genus Acinonyx (cheetah) |
chickadee |
Genus Parus (tits) |
chicken |
Gallus gallus (Red Junglefowl) |
chimpanzee |
Genus Pan (chimpanzees) |
chipmunk |
Genus Tamias (chipmunks) |
cinnamon |
Genus Cinnamomum (cinnamon) |
cockatoo |
Family Psittacidae (Parrots) |
condor |
Family Ciconiidae (Storks) |
cormorant |
Genus Phalacrocorax (cormorants) |
corn |
Zea mays (corn) |
cotton |
Genus Gossypium (cotton) |
cougar |
Puma concolor (Cougar) |
cow |
Bos taurus indicus (aurochs) |
coyote |
Canis latrans (Coyote) |
crane |
Family Gruidae (Cranes) |
crocodile |
Genus Crocodylus (crocodiles) |
crow |
Genus Corvus (crows) |
daffodil |
Genus Narcissus (daffodil) |
daisy |
Tanacetum balsamita (Costmary) |
deer |
Family Cervidae (deer) |
dog |
Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog) |
dolphin |
Order Cetacea (dolphins, porpoises, and whales) |
donkey |
Equus asinus (ass) |
dove |
Family Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) |
duck |
Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
elephant |
Family Elephantidae (elephants) |
elk |
Cervus elaphus (wapiti or elk) |
emu |
Genus Dromaius (emu) |
finch |
Family Fringillidae (Finches) |
flamingo |
Genus Phoenicopterus (greater flamingos) |
fox |
Family Canidae (coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, and wolves) |
frog |
Order Anura (frogs and toads) |
garlic |
Allium sativum (cultivated garlic) |
giraffe |
Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe) |
goat |
Capra hircus (domestic goat) |
goose |
Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
gorilla |
Gorilla gorilla (gorilla) |
grapefruit |
Citrus aurantium (myrtle-leaved orange tree) |
grouse |
Family Phasianidae (Pheasants, Fowl & Allies) |
gull |
Genus Larus (gulls) |
hickory |
Genus Carya (hickory) |
hippopotamus |
Family Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses) |
hornbill |
Genus Buceros (Hornbill) |
horse |
Equus caballus (horse) |
human |
Homo sapiens (man) |
hummingbird |
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) |
hyena |
Family Hyaenidae (aardwolf and hyenas) |
iguana |
Genus Iguana (iguanas) |
insect |
Class Insecta (insects) |
jaguar |
Panthera onca (Jaguar) |
jay |
Family Corvidae (Crows, Jays) |
kangaroo |
Genus Macropus |
kingfisher |
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) |
kiwi |
Genus Apteryx (kiwis) |
koala |
Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala) |
lamprey |
Family Petromyzontidae (lampreys) |
lark |
Family Alaudidae (Larks) |
lemon |
Citrus limon (lemon) |
leopard |
Panthera pardus (Leopard) |
lettuce |
Lactuca sativa (Lettuce) |
lime |
Citrus aurantiifolia (lime) |
lion |
Panthera leo (Lion) |
llama |
Lama glama (llama) |
loon |
Genus Gavia (loons) |
lynx |
Genus Lynx (lynxes) |
macaw |
Family Psittacidae (Parrots) |
mammal |
Class Mammalia (mammals) |
manatee |
Family Trichechidae (manatees) |
marigold |
Calendula aurantiaca (Pot Marigold) |
mole |
Family Talpidae (desmans, moles, and relatives) |
monkey |
Order Primates (primates) |
moose |
Alces alces (moose) |
moth |
Order Lepidoptera (butterflies, butterflies and moths, and moths) |
mouse |
Order Rodentia (rodents) |
mussel |
Genus Musculus |
nemo |
Amphiprion percula (clown fish) |
nuthatch |
Genus Sitta (nuthatches) |
octopus |
Genus Octopus |
opossum |
Family Didelphidae (American opossums and opossums) |
orange |
Citrus aurantium (myrtle-leaved orange tree) |
orangutan |
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan) |
ostrich |
Genus Struthio (ostrich) |