CEFR B1 Vocabulary - Lesson 2

a large animal living in both water and on land which has strong jaws, a long tail, and sharp teeth

a small insect that lives in a colony

a small flying creature that comes out at night

a large mouse-like animal with a long tail, which spreads diseases

a big and wild animal from the same family as dogs that hunts for food in groups

an animal that has a hard shell around its body and lives mainly in water

a small red or orange fish often kept as a pet

any male member of the cow family

an intelligent ape, with mainly black fur, which has no tail and is native to the forests of western and central Africa

an animal that is like a horse but has shorter legs and longer ears, and we use for carrying things and riding

a tall animal with a very long neck and long legs that has brown spots on its yellow fur

an African ape which has a large head and short neck that looks like a monkey with no tail

an adult male chicken

a large Australian animal with a long tail and two strong legs that moves by leaping, female of which can carry its babies in its stomach pocket which is called a pouch

a small, soft creature which carries a hard shell on its back and moves very slowly

a group of animals with a long body and tail, a rough skin and two pairs of short legs

a small furry animal with rounded ears, short legs and no tail, which is often kept as a pet or for research

a sea creature with eight, long arms and a soft round body with no internal shell

a silver-colored fish with pink flesh that people eat as food

a sea animal with a shell, two strong pincers or claws and eight legs, eaten as food

a large bird that is normally white, has a long neck and lives on or around water

a highly venomous kind of snake that can flatten its neck when in danger or to scare other animals

a small animal with a thick tail, gray-brown fur and black marks on its face

a wild animal that lives in Africa, which is like a horse, with black-and-white stripes on its body

a large sea animal that eats fish and lives in coastal areas, its feet are like flippers and is hunted by humans for its fur

an animal with sharp needle-like parts (called quills) on its body and tail, used for protection

a large bird that has a bald head and is often kept for its meat, which is eaten especially at Thanksgiving in the US

a waterbird with webbed feet, a long neck, and short bill, which is like a large duck

a large bird with black feathers and a loud unpleasant call

a wild or domestic bird with short legs and a short beak which typically has gray and white feathers

a leaping insect, distantly related to grasshoppers, the male of which makes a chirping sound

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

to cut into flesh using the teeth

a deadly substance that can kill or seriously harm if it enters the body

an object that can be used to catch an animal

an aggressive type of shark that lives in warm and shallow waters near coastlines