Animals

buck C1

/ˈbʊk/ To resist or oppose something, especially a trend or rule. M S

nest C1

/nɛst/ A structure that a bird or other animal builds to lay eggs and raise its young. M S

gut C1

/ɡʌt/ The stomach or belly, especially a large one. M S

fist C1

/fɪst/ the signature style of a Morse code operator M S

constable C1

/ˈkɑnstəbəl/ One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.) M S

drake C1

/dɹeɪk/ an adult male duck M S

hawk C1

/ˈhɔk/ a bird of prey with keen eyesight, broad wings, and a hooked bill M S

predator C1

/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food. M S

fin C1

/fɪn/ organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals M S

puss C1

/pʊs/ an informal or affectionate term for a cat M S

repent C1

/ɹɪˈpɛnt/ To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". M S

ordeal C1

/ɔɹˈdil/ A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused. M S

antenna C1

/ænˈtɛn.ə/ one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans M S

rye C1

/ɹaɪ/ A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. M S

nausea C1

/ˈnɔzi.ə/ A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit. M S

uterus C1

/ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/ a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females M S

gill C1

/ɡɪl/ a respiratory organ by which fish and many other aquatic animals extract dissolved oxygen from water M S

mink C1

/mɪŋk/ a small, dark-furred semiaquatic carnivorous mammal related to weasels M S

stallion C1

/ˈstæljən/ an adult uncastrated male horse, especially one kept for breeding M S

quill C1

/kwɪl/ the stiff hollow shaft of a feather, or a large feather with such a shaft M S

nasal C1

/ˈnæɪ.zəl/ sounding as if the nose were pinched M S

hoof C1

/hʊf/ the hard covering at the end of the foot of a horse, deer, sheep, or other ungulate M S

starling C1

/ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ a gregarious songbird, often dark and glossy, belonging to the family Sturnidae M S

corral C1

/kəˈɹæl/ to collect or gather M S

otter C1

/ˈɑtɚ/ A small river or sea animal with webbed feet and thick brown fur that eats fish. M S

heiress C1

/ɛəˈɹɛs/ A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit. M S

louse C1

/laʊs/ a small, wingless parasitic insect that lives on the skin, hair, or feathers of a person or animal M S

mangy C1

/ˈmeɪndʒi/ affected by mange, or looking as though affected by it M S

wren C1

/ɹɛn/ a very small, active songbird, typically brown, with a short upright tail M S

stinger C1

/ˈstɪŋɚ/ a sharp organ used by an insect, scorpion, stingray, or other animal to wound or inject venom M S

shrew C1

/ʃɹuː/ a small, active, insect-eating mammal with a pointed snout, resembling a mouse M S

mite C1

/maɪt/ any of numerous minute arachnids, many of which live as parasites on animals or plants M S

caw C1

/kɔ/ the harsh cry made by a crow, rook, or raven M S

terrier C1

/ˈtɛɹiə(ɹ)/ Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit. M S

tigress C1

/ˈtaɪ.ɡrəs/ a female tiger M S

peat C1

/ˈpiːt/ Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. M S

restlessness C1

/ˈɹɛstləsnəs/ the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active M S

parakeet C1

/ˈpɛɹəkit/ any of numerous small or medium-sized parrots with a slender body and a long tail M S

uncontrolled C1

/ˌənkənˈtroʊld/ Not controlled; not under control. M S

guardianship C1

/ˈgɑːrdiːənʃɪp/ The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity. M S

tentacle C1

/ˈtɛn.t̬ə.kəl/ a long, flexible organ of an animal, used for touching, grasping, feeding, or movement M S

castration C1

/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) M S

burro C1

/ˈbɝː.oʊ/ a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern United States or Mexico M S

ewe C1

/juː/ An adult female sheep. M S

ibis C1

/ˈaɪbəs/ a long-legged wading bird with a long, downward-curving bill used to probe mud for food M S

gnat C1

/næt/ a very small two-winged fly, especially one that swarms or bites M S

manatee C1

/ˈmænəˌtiː/ a large, slow-moving, plant-eating aquatic mammal of the genus Trichechus, with paddle-like flippers and a broad rounded tail M S

porpoise C1

/ˈpɔːrpəs/ a small toothed whale of the family Phocoenidae, typically with a blunt snout M S

warthog C1

/ˈwɔɹtˌhɔɡ/ a large African wild pig with tusks and wartlike growths on its face M S

antler C1

/ˈænt.lɚ/ one of the branching bony structures grown and usually shed each year by deer and related animals M S

nape C1

/neɪp/ The back part of the neck. M S

pincer C1

/ˈpɪnsɚ/ one of a pair of curved claws or jaws used by an arthropod to grasp or cut M S

earwig C1

/ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/ an elongated insect with a pair of forceps-like pincers at the end of its abdomen M S

disclaimer C1

/dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/ A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate. M S

wearily C1

/ˈwɪɹɪli/ In a weary manner; feeling weary. M S

irrepressible C1

/ˌɪrəˈprɛsəbəl/ impossible to repress or control M S

macaw C1

/məˈkɑ/ any of several large, long-tailed parrots native to Central and South America, usually with powerful bills and brightly colored plumage M S

inwardly C1

/ˈɪnwɚdli/ with respect to private feelings M S

solemnity C1

/səˈlɛmnɪti/ The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn. M S

stoat C1

/ˈstəʊt/ Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip. M S

serenely C1

/sɝˈiːnəli/ in a peacefully serene manner M S

greedily C1

/ˈgriːdəli/ In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire. M S

doggedly C1

/ˈdɔɡədli/ with obstinate determination M S

invertebrate C1

/ɪnˈvɝː.tə.brət/ an animal without a backbone, such as an insect, mollusk, or worm M S

peahen C1

/ˈpiːˌhɛn/ an adult female peafowl M S

budgerigar C1

/ˈbʌdʒəriˌɡɑr/ a small Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, commonly kept as a cage bird and bred in many colors M S

axolotl C1

/ˈæk.səˌlɑː.təl/ a critically endangered Mexican salamander, Ambystoma mexicanum, that normally remains aquatic and retains larval features such as external gills as an adult M S

cockatrice C1

/ˈkɒkətɹaɪs/ a legendary monster with features of a rooster and serpent, traditionally said to kill with its gaze M S

forepaw C1

/ˈfɔrpɔː/ either of the two front paws of a four-legged animal M S

tail-feather C1

/ˈteɪlˌfɛðər/ one of the feathers in a bird's tail M S

wing-feather C1

/ˈwɪŋˌfɛðər/ one of the feathers of a bird's wing M S

breeding-season C1

/ˈbridɪŋˌsizən/ the time of year when animals mate and produce young M S