Allgemeines Training IELTS (Band 8 und Höher) - Tiere

a hole that an animal digs in the ground to use as a shelter

BAU, Eingang

a mammal with claws that can't retract and often has a long snout, and often used for companionship, hunting, or guarding purposes

Hund, Hunde

a marine mammal that belongs to the group known as Cetacea, which comprises whales, dolphins, and porpoises

Wale, Meeressäugetier

all the young of a bird hatched at the same time, or the young of an animal cared for together

Brut, Nachwuchs

an animal or person that feeds on a wide range of both plants and meat

Omnivore

one of the two long and sharp teeth that some animals such as dogs, wolfs, or snakes have

Fang, Zahn

any of the sharp curved organs of an arthropod or insect, such as a crab, lobster, etc.

Zange, Schere

the skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still covering it

Fell, Haut

a large number of fish swimming together

Schwarm

the animals of a particular geological period or region

Fauna

(of an animal) active during the twilight hours of dawn and dusk

dämmerungsaktiv, dämmerungslebend

relating to or denoting animals that regulate their body temperature by external sources, such as the surrounding environment

ektotherm

(of an animal) generating and regulating their own body heat internally

endotherm, warmblütig

relating to horses or members of the horse family

pferdähnlich

producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body

eierlegend, eierproduzierend

(of animals) adapted to or living high in trees, rather than on the ground

baumlebend, baumbewohnend

feeding primarily on fish

fischfressend

of or relating to monkeys or apes

affenartig, simian

(of an animal) fit to live with people and not afraid of them

zahm, zähm

related to or living on land, rather than in the sea or air

terrestrisch, landlebend

relating to or characteristic of cows or cattle

Rind, Rindvieh

relating to or characteristic of birds

vogel-, vogelspezifisch

(of animals or organisms) primarily active during the night

nachtaktiv, aktiv in der Nacht

primarily active or occurring during the daytime

tagaktiv, tagsüber

feeding on or adapted to a diet that consists primarily or exclusively of insects

insektenfressend, insektivor

to make or become undetectable by resembling the color or shape of a surrounding

kurtieren, maskieren