Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Het dierenrijk

any living thing that is able to move on its own, such as an animal, fish, etc.

schepsel, levend wezen

all wild animals, considered as a whole, living in the natural environment

wildlife, dieren in het wild

a group that animals, plants, etc. of the same type which are capable of producing healthy offspring with each other are divided into

soort, type

the place or area in which certain animals, birds, or plants naturally exist, lives, and grows

habitat, leefgebied

living in or taken from water that does not contain salt

zoetwater-, zonder zout water

living in or taken from water that contains salt or seawater

zoutwater, zeewater

an animal, usually a wild or dangerous one

beest, dier

a class of animals to which humans, cows, lions, etc. belong, have warm blood, fur or hair and typically produce milk to feed their young

zoogdier

any small mammal with a pair of strong front teeth, such as mice, hamsters, rats, etc.

knaagdier, knaagdieren

any cold-blooded animal with the ability to live both on land and in water, such as toads, frogs, etc.

amfibie

a class of animals to which crocodiles, lizards, etc. belong, characterized by having cold blood and scaly skin

reptiel

describing an animal that its body temperature changes depending on the temperature of its surroundings

koudbloedig

any mammalian animal that belongs to the same group as humans, such as monkeys, apes, lemurs, etc.

primaat

a tailless animal similar to a monkey, such as chimpanzees and gorillas

aap, mensaap

the poisonous substance produced by some snakes, scorpions, or spiders to kill their prey or to defend themselves from predators

gif, toxine

(of an animal or insect) to pierce the skin of another animal or a human, typically injecting poison, either in self-defense or while preying

steken, injecteren met gif

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

camoufleren, verborgen houden

(of an animal) to have sex and give birth to young

fokken, broeden

(of a bird, insect, fish, etc.) to produce eggs

leggen, afzetten

each of the pair of the animals or birds that are breeding

partner, maat

a young carnivorous mammal, such as a bear, lion, fox, etc.

jong, welp

the hidden place where a wild predatory animal lives

hol, schuilplaats

a group of birds of the same type, flying and feeding together

groep, schar

a group of animals, such as cows, sheep, etc. that are from the same species, which move and feed together

herd, groep

a group of animals of the same type hunting or living together, particularly wolves

roedel, groep

an animal's foot that typically has a combination of nails, claws, fur, and pads

poot, voet

a sharp and curved nail on the toe of an animal or a bird

klauw, nagel

the hard or pointed part of a bird's mouth

snavel, punt

the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes

roep, geluid

to change wild animals or plants for human use or cultivation

domestiseren, temmen

(of an animal, plant, etc.) not having any living members, either due to natural causes, environmental changes, or human activity

uitgestorven, verloren

(of fish, birds, or other animals) to move to different geographic areas according to seasons in order to breed, find food, or escape harsh environmental conditions

migreren, verhuizen

a doctor who is trained to treat animals

dierenarts, veterinair