Akademisk IELTS (Band 8 och Ovan) - Djur

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

bo, grytan

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

hund, canid

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

valar, marina däggdjur

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

kull, ungar

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

omnivor

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

huggorm, tand

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

klor, tång

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

päls, hud

a large number of fish swimming together

skola, stim

the animals of a particular geological period or region

fauna

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

skymningsaktiv, skymning

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

ektoterm

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

endoterm, värmevänlig

relating to horses or members of the horse family

hästlik

producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body

äggläggande, som lägger ägg

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

trädlevande, trädformig

feeding primarily on fish

fiskätande

of or relating to monkeys or apes

apa-liknande, simian

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

tam, domesticerad

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

terrestrisk, landlevande

relating to or characteristic of cows or cattle

boskap, bovint

relating to or characteristic of birds

fågel-, relaterat till fåglar

(of animals or organisms) primarily active during the night

nattaktiv, aktiv på natten

primarily active or occurring during the daytime

daglig, aktiv under dagen

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

insektsätande, insektsfrossande

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

kamouflera, dölja