Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 8-9) - Animals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a large number of fish swimming together

the animals of a particular geological period or region

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

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

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

relating to horses or members of the horse family

producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body

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

feeding primarily on fish

of or relating to monkeys or apes

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

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

relating to or characteristic of cows or cattle

relating to or characteristic of birds

(of animals or organisms) primarily active during the night

primarily active or occurring during the daytime

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

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