List of animal names: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

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

See also: List of collective nouns

Notes:

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