Nouns denoting animals
- kangaroo mouse
- leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
- genus Acherontia
- death's-head moth
- Richmondena Cardinalis
- crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
- genus Vireo
- type genus of the Vireonidae
- Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
- mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
- climbing salamander
- any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
- Gambusia affinis
- silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
- rockweed
- coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
- bladder worm
- encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
- Cancer magister
- small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
- genus Oecanthus
- tree crickets
- genus Physalia
- Portuguese man-of-war
- whipsnake
- any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
- family Pygopodidae
- Australian and Tasmanian lizards
- roller
- pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
- Caprimulgus europaeus
- Old World goatsucker
- Herpestes ichneumon
- northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
- parrot
- usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
- Ciconia ciconia
- the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
- family Staphylinidae
- rove beetles