old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia


very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland


a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound


large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany


any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground


a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers


English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat


American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat


a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb


small rough-coated terrier of British origin


an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat


medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland


English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears


English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears


very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan


any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats


a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England


small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes


breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting


wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting


a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham


breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire


small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland


small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn


a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears


small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings


old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs


old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears


breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails


Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat


Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye


selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat


Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle


small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland


a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs


a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns


a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds


a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl


a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game


an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water


an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water


an English breed having a long silky golden coat


breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat


American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan


a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game


liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound


a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point


Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat


an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white


an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat


a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat


any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears


tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat


a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair


large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel


a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white


a breed having typically a black-and-white coat


a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel


a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England


an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat


any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl


breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat


breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail


breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France


any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs


long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog


breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium


any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep


hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep


black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail


old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat


an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears


Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog


large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain


a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands


a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland


developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle


rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle


German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs


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breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind


any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking


any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped


medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog


small German version of a Doberman pinscher


large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft


a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany


an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog


large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff


very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia


a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting


small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head


very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog


(trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person


dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds


a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog


a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders


a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team


breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes


a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia


European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle


small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark


small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle


a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland


a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland


bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland


any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail


Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family


breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type


breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China


a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland


breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle


a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat


either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head


the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail


slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail


an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs


any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico


any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs


oewn-timber_wolf-n oewn-grey_wolf-n oewn-gray_wolf-n oewn-Canis_lupus-n

a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America


wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail


oewn-red_wolf-n oewn-maned_wolf-n oewn-Canis_rufus-n oewn-Canis_niger-n

reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America


oewn-coyote-n oewn-prairie_wolf-n oewn-brush_wolf-n oewn-Canis_latrans-n

small wolf native to western North America


Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair


any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves


oewn-dingo-n oewn-warrigal-n oewn-warragal-n oewn-Canis_dingo-n

wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia


oewn-Cuon-n oewn-Cyon-n oewn-genus_Cuon-n oewn-genus_Cyon-n


fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs


small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon


oewn-African_hunting_dog-n oewn-hyena_dog-n oewn-Cape_hunting_dog-n oewn-Lycaon_pictus-n

a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area


doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion


African hyena noted for its distinctive howl


striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects


alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs


a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'


the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species


red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black


red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white


New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox


small grey fox of the plains of western North America


small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox


thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter


a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat


dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States


cats, wildcats, lions, leopards, cheetahs, saber-toothed tigers


any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws


type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats


feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats


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any domesticated member of the genus Felis


oewn-kitty-n oewn-kitty-cat-n oewn-puss-n oewn-pussy-n oewn-pussycat-n

informal terms referring to a domestic cat


an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)


a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black


a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings


a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat


a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip


Siamese cat having a bluish cream-colored body and dark grey points


a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat


a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat


a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat


a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man


any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild


bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat


oewn-cougar-n oewn-puma-n oewn-catamount-n oewn-mountain_lion-n oewn-painter-n oewn-panther-n oewn-Felis_concolor-n


nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat


oewn-jaguarundi-n oewn-jaguarundi_cat-n oewn-jaguarondi-n oewn-eyra-n oewn-Felis_yagouaroundi-n

long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat


widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor


slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat


small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia


medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat


small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil


small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia


short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur


of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia


any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild


lions, leopards, snow leopards, jaguars, tigers, cheetahs, saber-toothed tigers


large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots


large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur


oewn-jaguar-n oewn-panther-n oewn-Panthera_onca-n oewn-Felis_onca-n

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis


large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male


large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered


offspring of a male lion and a female tiger


offspring of a male tiger and a female lion


long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game


any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene


North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development


North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon


massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws


type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears


a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'


oewn-grizzly-n oewn-grizzly_bear-n oewn-silvertip-n oewn-silver-tip-n oewn-Ursus_horribilis-n oewn-Ursus_arctos_horribilis-n

powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America


oewn-Alaskan_brown_bear-n oewn-Kodiak_bear-n oewn-Kodiak-n oewn-Ursus_middendorffi-n oewn-Ursus_arctos_middendorffi-n

brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia


American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus


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brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear


reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear


Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus


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bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia


polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus


oewn-ice_bear-n oewn-polar_bear-n oewn-Ursus_Maritimus-n oewn-Thalarctos_maritimus-n


sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus


common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia


oewn-Viverridae-n oewn-family_Viverridae-n oewn-Viverrinae-n oewn-family_Viverrinae-n


small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World


cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes


common civet of India and southeast Asia


arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair


large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar


largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets


monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets


agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail


agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents


keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated


northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs


spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies


a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes


a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail


burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet


an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)


nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate


large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit


a genus of Megachiroptera, comprising some of the flying foxes (Pteropus)


large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox


a variety of fruit bat, known as the small flying fox, island flying fox or variable flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)


oewn-harpy-n oewn-harpy_bat-n oewn-tube-nosed_bat-n oewn-tube-nosed_fruit_bat-n

any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes


a genus of Megachiroptera containing 7 species of fruit bat or megabat (Cynopterus)


most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats; insectivorous bats


typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution


a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse


bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae


oewn-Phyllostomidae-n oewn-family_Phyllostomidae-n oewn-Phyllostomatidae-n oewn-family_Phyllostomatidae-n


large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico


type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae


New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay


small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose


a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose


any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose


a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur


any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects


large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears


the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world


a genus of Vespertilionidae, containing the parti-coloured bat and Asian parti-coloured bat (Vespertilio)


common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat


a genus of Vespertilionidae, containing the hairy-tailed bats (Lasiurus)


North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs tipped with white


any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings


largest and most widely distributed genus of bats


the small common North American bat; widely distributed


small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc.


a genus of Vespertilionidae, commonly called house bats (Eptesicus)


rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed


a genus of Vespertilionidae, containing the pallid bat (Antrozous)


drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves


nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats


one of the smallest bats of eastern North America


a vespertilian bat of western North America


a genus of Vespertilionidae, containing the spotted bats (Euderma)


a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears


a genus of Vespertilionidae, containing the long-eared bats (Plecotus)


any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears


bat of western North America having extremely large ears


small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions


the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter


small brown bat of California and northern Mexico


a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground


any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood


type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats


mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals


similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas


system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration


a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)


either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings


either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight


either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings


any animal that lives by preying on other animals


any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport


the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings


a burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging


the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals


a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)


a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin


a bird's foot having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward


a bird's foot having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward


a bird's foot with folds of skin between the toes


a bird's foot having separate toes each with membranous flaps along the sides


a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)


(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina


toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell


small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod


sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles


a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey


oewn-claw-n oewn-chela-n-2 oewn-nipper-n oewn-pincer-n

a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods


a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages


an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking


the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish


the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body


a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)


a short or shortened tail of certain animals


tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus


posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow


the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups


either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean


the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair


oewn-Insecta-n oewn-class_Insecta-n oewn-Hexapoda-n oewn-class_Hexapoda-n

insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species


an insect that lives in a colony with other insects of the same species


anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form


insects that undergo complete metamorphosis


an insect that strips the leaves from plants


an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another


any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed


an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region


an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip


any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera


a family of insects of the order Mecoptera


any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the Northern Hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous


a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera


any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae


any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water


any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter


insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings


active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects


oewn-ladybug-n oewn-ladybeetle-n oewn-lady_beetle-n oewn-ladybird-n oewn-ladybird_beetle-n

small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests


genus of ladybugs, containing A. bipunctata and A. decempunctata (Adalia)


red ladybug with a black spot on each wing


genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants


introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant


genus of ladybugs, including H. convergens (Hippodamia)


native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects


predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects


beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed


genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars


large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America


nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs


the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly


long-bodied beetle having very long antennae


any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers


large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees


brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems


any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping


oewn-Colorado_potato_beetle-n oewn-Colorado_beetle-n oewn-potato_bug-n oewn-potato_beetle-n oewn-Leptinotarsa_decemlineata-n

black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide


small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics


a small black and red and white carpet beetle


a carpet beetle that is solid black in color


predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic


beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments


any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes


any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs


scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians


Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound


oewn-June_beetle-n oewn-June_bug-n oewn-May_bug-n oewn-May_beetle-n

any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.


large greenish June beetle of southern United States


small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America


genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses


introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses


any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts


a subfamily of beetles, considered a separate family in some classification systems


any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae


a genus of Melolonthidae containing the European cockchafers (Melolontha)


oewn-cockchafer-n oewn-May_bug-n oewn-May_beetle-n oewn-Melolontha_melolontha-n

any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult


common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines


a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as flower beetles and goliath beetles


a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses


a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers


any of various widely distributed beetles


able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound


tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots


wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants


any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming


aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface


bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death


any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles


small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts


weevils destructive of cultivated plants


greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton


beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin


any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies


oewn-Scolytidae-n oewn-family_Scolytidae-n oewn-Ipidae-n oewn-family_Ipidae-n

large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees


type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles


a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease


genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers


small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils


small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree

the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests


active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits


a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms


sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain


the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae


an insect that infests flour and stored grains


a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes


larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant


a genus of Bruchidae containing the bean weevils (Acanthoscelides)


larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans


brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice


a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States


oewn-Embioptera-n oewn-order_Embioptera-n oewn-Embiodea-n oewn-order_Embiodea-n


any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin


wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals


type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans


a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings


oewn-Phthirius-n oewn-genus_Phthirius-n oewn-Phthirus-n oewn-genus_Phthirus-n


oewn-crab_louse-n oewn-pubic_louse-n oewn-crab-n oewn-Phthirius_pubis-n

a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body


wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds


oewn-chicken_louse-n oewn-shaft_louse-n oewn-Menopon_palladum-n oewn-Menopon_gallinae-n


any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap


many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals


a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides


flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats


oewn-chigoe-n oewn-chigger-n oewn-chigoe_flea-n oewn-Tunga_penetrans-n

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans


a genus of Siphonaptera containing some 21 species occurring in the Palaearctic, Afrotropic and Australasian regions (Echidnophaga)


parasitic on especially the heads of chickens


a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies


oewn-dipterous_insect-n oewn-two-winged_insects-n oewn-dipteran-n oewn-dipteron-n

insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing


fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants


small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains


two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae, Gasterophilidae, Calliphoridae, Tachinidae


two-winged flies especially the housefly


two-winged insects characterized by active flight


scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly


common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases


flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies


type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies


oewn-tsetse_fly-n oewn-tsetse-n oewn-tzetze_fly-n oewn-tzetze-n oewn-glossina-n

bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.


type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies


large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds


blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight


blowfly with brilliant coppery green body


fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals


bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects


any of various large flies that annoy livestock


stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals


type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies


larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans


large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals


oewn-Oestridae-n oewn-family_Oestridae-n oewn-Hypodermatidae-n oewn-family_Hypodermatidae-n


type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies


in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies


hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle


a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly


oewn-horsefly-n oewn-cleg-n oewn-clegg-n oewn-horse_fly-n

large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals


hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects


swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing


any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits


oewn-Trypetidae-n oewn-family_Trypetidae-n oewn-Trephritidae-n oewn-family_Trephritidae-n


small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit


small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance


flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves


a genus of tephritid or fruit flies (Philophylla)


any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae


winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies


bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals


an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked


oewn-sheep_ked-n oewn-sheep-tick-n oewn-sheep_tick-n oewn-Melophagus_Ovinus-n

wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle


small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn


mosquitoes, fungus gnats, crane flies, gnats, sand flies


two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals


mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue


striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases


malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae


type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface


widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms


any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies


oewn-punkie-n oewn-punky-n oewn-punkey-n oewn-no-see-um-n oewn-biting_midge-n

minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects


minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water


a family of small flies, forming the bulk of those species known as fungus gnats (Mycetophylidae)


mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation


very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies


small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths


any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis


a family of flies, commonly known as dark-winged fungus gnats (Sciaridae)


type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat


minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings


larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted


long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite


type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies


small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals


an order of insects including: bees, wasps, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, gall wasps, etc.


oewn-hymenopterous_insect-n oewn-hymenopteran-n oewn-hymenopteron-n oewn-hymenopter-n

insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing


any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species


stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen


sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae


a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony


sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive


social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces


oewn-Africanized_bee-n oewn-Africanized_honey_bee-n oewn-killer_bee-n oewn-Apis_mellifera_scutellata-n oewn-Apis_mellifera_adansonii-n

a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas


dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin


greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition


yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits


large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems


robust hairy social bee of temperate regions


a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste


a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees


a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground


a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena


a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes


a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture


a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States


type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees


bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest


any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand


solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant


social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting


an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets, hornets, mason wasps


type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets


any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper


European hornet introduced into the United States


sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps


small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground


any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young


any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs


a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless


solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young


solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae


large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas


wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae


oewn-gall_wasp-n oewn-gallfly-n oewn-cynipid_wasp-n oewn-cynipid_gall_wasp-n

small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants


cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls


cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks


oewn-Chalcididae-n oewn-family_Chalcididae-n oewn-Chalcidae-n oewn-family_Chalcidae-n

an arthropod family including: chalcidflies


oewn-chalcid_fly-n oewn-chalcidfly-n oewn-chalcid-n oewn-chalcid_wasp-n

any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects


larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains


hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae


insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant


small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation


social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers


small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest


tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food


tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects


ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs


omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting


reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands


any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species


an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants


slave-making ant widely distributed over the Northern Hemisphere


any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia


order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota


whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood


any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil


includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees


large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions


primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera


Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites


an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico


extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic


type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees


genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes


extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions


any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts


terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping


oewn-Acrididae-n oewn-family_Acrididae-n oewn-Locustidae-n oewn-family_Locustidae-n


migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae


Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation


New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers


serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States


grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male


large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings


large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States


large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States


leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together


digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots


lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America


common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings


pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation


pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America


oewn-Phasmida-n oewn-order_Phasmida-n oewn-Phasmatodea-n oewn-order_Phasmatodea-n

in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects


large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects


oewn-Phasmidae-n oewn-family_Phasmidae-n oewn-Phasmatidae-n oewn-family_Phasmatidae-n


any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies


oewn-Phyllidae-n oewn-family_Phyllidae-n oewn-Phillidae-n oewn-family_Phillidae-n


tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies


subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis


in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera


oewn-Blattodea-n oewn-suborder_Blattodea-n oewn-Blattaria-n oewn-suborder_Blattaria-n

cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order


any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests


type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide


oewn-oriental_cockroach-n oewn-oriental_roach-n oewn-Asiatic_cockroach-n oewn-blackbeetle-n oewn-Blatta_orientalis-n

dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution


large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed


oewn-German_cockroach-n oewn-Croton_bug-n oewn-crotonbug-n oewn-water_bug-n oewn-Blattella_germanica-n

small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest


mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera


oewn-Mantidae-n oewn-family_Mantidae-n oewn-Manteidae-n oewn-family_Manteidae-n


predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer


general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate


plant bugs, bedbugs, some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)


oewn-hemipterous_insect-n oewn-bug-n oewn-hemipteran-n oewn-hemipteron-n

insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis


oewn-Miridae-n oewn-family_Miridae-n oewn-Capsidae-n oewn-family_Capsidae-n


small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices


yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America


small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines


a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees


small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses


large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family


large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs


wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects


oewn-bedbug-n oewn-bed_bug-n oewn-chinch-n oewn-Cimex_lectularius-n

bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood


type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers


predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites


any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera


true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips


a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water


water bugs, known also as electric-light bugs, toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, fleas (in Florida), or alligator ticks (Belostomatidae)


large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes


long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube


type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions


water bugs, known in the US as water boatmen (Corixidae)


carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs


oewn-Gerrididae-n oewn-family_Gerrididae-n oewn-Gerridae-n oewn-family_Gerridae-n

an arthropod family that includes water striders


long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water


a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals


oewn-conenose-n oewn-cone-nosed_bug-n oewn-conenose_bug-n oewn-big_bedbug-n oewn-kissing_bug-n


large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects


a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain


a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it


a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton


plant lice (aphids), whiteflies, cicadas, leafhoppers, plant hoppers, scale insects and mealybugs, spittle insects


insects having membranous forewings and hind wings


minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects


a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias


a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics


a superfamily of scale insects and mealybugs, containing about 8000 species


small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering


any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance


insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female


small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees


Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye


scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees


Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees


feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus


any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants


a superfamily containing most of the extant families and species of aphids


any of various small plant-sucking insects


type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables


bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves


blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets


greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants


yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches


excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants


secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads


primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees


a family of wooly conifer aphids, pine aphids, or spruce aphids (Adelgidae)


any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers


a variety of adelgid, or small wingless insects that infest and kill firs, especially Balsam Fir and Fraser Fir (Adelges piceae)


a variety of adelgid which is a pest of the Norway spruce and various North American spruces, especially the white spruce and black spruce (Adelges abietis)


a variety of adelgid which feeds on red, black, Engelmann, blue, and white spruce, or alternatively on white and western white pines (Pineus pinifoliae)


an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree


a small family of plant-parasitic hemipterans closely related to aphids (Phylloxeridae)


type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice


oewn-Psyllidae-n oewn-family_Psyllidae-n oewn-Chermidae-n oewn-family_Chermidae-n


small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices


stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone


its distinctive song is heard during July and August


North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature


small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete


North American insect that severely damages grasses


North American insect that attacks pines


feeds on pines in northern United States


family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications


small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants


related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants


small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs


large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light


oewn-Psocoptera-n oewn-order_Psocoptera-n oewn-Corrodentia-n oewn-order_Corrodentia-n

an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice


small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs


a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice


small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter


any of several insects living on the bark of plants


oewn-booklouse-n oewn-book_louse-n oewn-deathwatch-n oewn-Liposcelis_divinatorius-n

minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


oewn-Ephemeroptera-n oewn-order_Ephemeroptera-n oewn-Ephemerida-n oewn-order_Ephemerida-n

the order of mayflies or shadflies (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerida)


in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera


slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days


primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones


an order of insects including: lacewings, antlions, dobsonflies, alderflies, fish flies, mantispids, spongeflies


insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins


type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions


winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants


any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids


pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae


in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies, dobsonflies, snake flies


oewn-Corydalus-n oewn-genus_Corydalus-n oewn-Corydalis-n oewn-genus_Corydalis-n


oewn-dobson-n oewn-dobsonfly-n oewn-dobson_fly-n oewn-Corydalus_cornutus-n

large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait


large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait


similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait


an arthropod family including: alderflies


dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae


a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies


predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax


insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps


an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies


hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges


large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings


oewn-dragonfly-n oewn-darning_needle-n oewn-devil-ap-s_darning_needle-n oewn-sewing_needle-n oewn-snake_feeder-n oewn-snake_doctor-n oewn-mosquito_hawk-n oewn-skeeter_hawk-n

slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest


an order of insects consisting of caddis flies


oewn-caddis_fly-n oewn-caddis-fly-n oewn-caddice_fly-n oewn-caddice-fly-n

small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae


insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body


larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris


small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail


type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish


silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing


lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces


wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed


the largest family of thrips, with over 290 genera containing over 2000 species (Thripidae)


any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive


injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts


injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco


any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen


sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs


insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings


oewn-nymphalid-n oewn-nymphalid_butterfly-n oewn-brush-footed_butterfly-n oewn-four-footed_butterfly-n

medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast


type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies


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of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders


brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles


American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots


any of several brightly colored butterflies


of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings


mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars


Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings


North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band


similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces


showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller


nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings


a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods


any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae


anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing


butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver


a genus of greater fritillaries (Spyeria)


butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings


large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple


European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot


small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies


large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste


type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies


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large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed


arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies


any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs


white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage


common North American form of cabbage butterfly


any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies


family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs


any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper


any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings


common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America


large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies


small butterflies having striped markings under the wings


larvae are pests of various economic plants


typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae


any of various moths that have powdery wings


any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls


moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk


small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants


California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges


a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts


dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees


type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')


European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees


small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees


white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft


slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms


moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms


geometrid moths, known for distinct sexual dimorphism leading to strongly reduced wings in females (Alsophila)


North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms


green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees


variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata


green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria


small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae


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usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests


a genus of Pyralidae, containing the greater wax moth or honeycomb moth (Galleria)


moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs


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native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants


small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour


small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products


small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products


a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin


moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products


clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners


small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts


small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur


any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens


type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths


the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins


larvae feed on carpets and other woolens


small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves


small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests


type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms


small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton


small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains


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greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm


larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco


usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests


North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground


type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms


moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings


moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings


moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings


European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands


medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms


larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states


moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes


noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain


a genus of moths whose larvae are armyworms, containing about 30 species (Spodoptera)


moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables


larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains


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any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed


moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms


large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm


large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm


European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull


moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk


type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth


stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce


the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk


important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known


large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons


type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth


large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings


large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees


any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae


larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon


large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing


North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees


large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus


large green silkworm of the cynthia moth


large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines


large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality


very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees


a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk


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oriental moth that produces brownish silk


giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk


stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars


medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears


large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort


medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae


moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons


the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees


moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets


larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees


medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars


several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed


a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives


a variety of webworm known as the fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)


a variety of webworm, known commonly as the garden webworm (Loxostege similalis)


an insect or other arthropod between molts


a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth


larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize


any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls


larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls


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larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly


caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests


the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose


a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)


slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes


botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human


a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects


the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter


tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies


an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult


pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon


silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs


an adult insect produced after metamorphosis


the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs


hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom


marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids


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sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding


coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa


sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles


sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa


any of various moss-like aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles


tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta


only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle includes asexual and sexual phases


marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks


marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide


small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut


radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers


marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies


one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located


echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk


an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc


any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc


a genus of basket stars found in coldwater environments including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and deep-sea habitats (Gorgonocephalus)


shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells


flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms


sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell


primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk


crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface


former usage synonymous with Antedonidae


a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae


free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms


class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers


echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders


of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese


any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates


tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration


a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal


in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals


rabbits, hares, pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia


relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing


any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food


(usually informal) especially a young rabbit


common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless


common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions


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a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands


a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida


swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes


a young hare especially one in its first year


large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter


largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white


the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail


a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter


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large large-footed North American hare; white in winter


red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare


domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair


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small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America


similar to little chief hare and may be same species


small gnawing animals: porcupines, rats, mice, squirrels, marmots, beavers, gophers, voles, hamsters, guinea pigs, agoutis


relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing


any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails


a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded


any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse


any of various rodents with cheek pouches


originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches


a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae


type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch


brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide


small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields


any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens


a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials


nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens


common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge


common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide


common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide


burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon


a genus of jerboa rats or rabbit rats (Conilurus)


large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping


leaping rodent of Australian desert areas


amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea


mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters


any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields


American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts


brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus


burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States


large dark mouse of southeastern United States


very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico


insectivorous mouse of western North America


beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur


destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America


any of various small short-tailed rodents of the Northern Hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows


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any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California


large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States


hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States


short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States


widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada


The largest vole of western North America (Microtus richardsoni)


typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada


in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus


a genus of Cricetidae containing the red-backed voles (Clethrionomys)


any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America


any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States


type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters


short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches


a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia


small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet


type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils


small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping


a genus of Cricetidae containing most animals referred to as jirds (Meriones)


any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution


notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown


North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged


of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada


of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska


an order of rodents including: porcupines, guinea pigs, chinchillas, etc.


relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur


a genus of Hystricidae containing the brush-tailed porcupines (Atherurus)


porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail


a genus of Hystricidae containing the long tailed porcupine (Trichys)


porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail


porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease


small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats


any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail


pocket mice, containing the white-eared pocket mouse, Arizona pocket mouse, olive-backed pocket mouse, plains pocket mouse, silky pocket mouse, San Joaquin pocket mouse, little pocket mouse, Merriam's pocket mouse, and Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus)


small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico


small rodent of open areas of United States plains states


large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States


pocket mice, containing the Panamanian spiny pocket mouse, Mexican spiny pocket mouse, painted spiny pocket mouse, Salvin's spiny pocket mouse, and Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse (Liomys)


any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae


most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States


small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats


any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America


widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada


type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot


small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa


small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather


dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa


burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America


gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America


gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida


of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States


greyish to brown gopher of western and central United States


large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels, marmots, gophers, beavers, etc.


a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail


a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels, marmots, chipmunks, flying squirrels, spermophiles


type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels


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common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England


large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States


exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States


fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase


common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia


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far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel


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small ground squirrel of western United States


any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops


common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk


rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel


of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada


large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States


large ground squirrel of the North American far north


any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry


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small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches


a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body


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a genus of New World flying squirrels containing the northern and southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys)


a name used to describe both the northern and southern flying squirrels


small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States


large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada


stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the Northern Hemisphere; hibernates in winter


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heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America


nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps


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large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges


a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida


extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States


type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers


bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent


short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent


stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research


South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig


hare-like rodent of the Pampas of Argentina


pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent


type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis


agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food


large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food


rodent of mountains of western South America


aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur


small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents


small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur


a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity


gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas


ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes


the family of rodents containing the blind mole-rats, the bamboo rats, the root rats, and the zokors (Spalacidae)


furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East


the genus of dune mole-rats, containing the Namaqua dune mole-rat and the Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus)


African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance


small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas


fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites


an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males


colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat


mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)


in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)


any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically


in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans


small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene


type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming


includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea


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any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


nonruminant ungulates: horses, tapirs, rhinoceros, extinct forms


placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot


type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae


hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck


solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times


a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray


a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person


extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus


a word for horse used by children or in adult slang


earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal


an extinct long-legged genus of Equidae (Mesohippus)


North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses


an extinct, three-toed genus of Equidae (Protohippus)


Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size


a young female horse under the age of four


a young male horse under the age of four


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a lightweight horse kept for riding only


a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle


especially a light saddle horse for a woman


formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle


(literary) a spirited horse for state of war


a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.


a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle


a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia


an American breed of small compact saddle horses


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a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk


a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky


a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump


a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia


a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage

a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old


a range horse of the western United States


a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo


small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish


an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang


a wild horse that is vicious and difficult or impossible to break in


horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail


an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows


European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century


wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered


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any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder


breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail


breed of small ponies originally from Wales


stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose


a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977


thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978


an animal that wins in a contest of speed


a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth


a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack


a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered


a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game


a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor


heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland


one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery


British breed of large heavy draft horse


a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle


a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle


a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers


a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together


a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing


the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race


a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting


a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse


a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color


a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color


a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail


hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse


domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn


hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile


hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile

a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule


any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa


any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines