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Veterinary Assisting
Animal Terms Cornwell
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Amphibian | frog/toad |
| 2. Avian | bird |
| 3. Bovine | cow |
| 4. Canine | dog |
| 5. Caprine | goat |
| 6. Cavy | guinea pig |
| 7. Equine | horse |
| 8. Feline | cat |
| 9. Lagomorph | rabbit |
| 10. Murine | rat or mouse |
| 11. Ovine | sheep |
| 12. Porcine | pig or swine |
| 13. Poultry | chicken and turkey |
| 14. Primate | monkey and ape |
| 15. Reptile | snake and lizard |
| 16. Terrapin | turtle |
| Bitch | Intact female dog |
| Farrowing | Labor process of swine |
| Litter | Group of newborn dogs |
| Gilt | Young female pig that has not farrowed |
| Puppy | Young dog |
| Piglet | Young pig |
| Stud | dog Intact male dog |
| Stag | Male pig castrated after maturity |
| Whelping | The labor process of dogs |
| Colt | Young male horse |
| Kitten | Young cat |
| Filly | Young female horse |
| Tom | Intact male cat; male turkey |
| Foal | Young male or female horse |
| Queen | Intact female cat |
| Gelding | Castrated male horse; castrated male llama |
| Queening | The labor process of cats |
| Hand | The measurement of a horse equal to 4 inches |
| Buck | Male rabbit; male goat; male deer |
| Herd | Group of horses |
| Doe | Female rabbit; female goat; female deer |
| Horse | Horse over 14.2 hands in height |
| Kindling | Labor process of rabbits and ferrets |
| Mare | Intact female horse |
| Kit | Young rabbit; young ferret |
| Pony | Horse under 14.2 hands |
| Lapin | Neutered male rabbit |
| Stallion | Intact adult male horse |
| Gib | Neutered male ferret |
| Weanling | Young horse under a year of age |
| Hob | Intact male ferret |
| Yearling | Young horse between the ages of 1 and 2 years |
| Jill | Intact female ferret |
| Sprite | Spayed female ferret |
| Hinny | Cross of a male horse and a female donkey |
| Boar | Male guinea pig; male pig |
| Jack | Intact male donkey |
| Pup | Young guinea pig; young mouse; young rat; young dog |
| Jenny | Intact female donkey |
| Sow | Female guinea pig; female pig |
| Mule | Cross of a male donkey and a female horse |
| Dam | Female rat; female mouse; term for a female parent |
| Ewe | Intact female sheep that is breeding |
| Sire | Male rat; male mouse; term for a male parent that is breeding |
| Lamb | Young sheep |
| Chick | Young parrot; young chicken |
| Lambing | Labor process of sheep |
| Cock | Male parrot; male chicken |
| Ram | Intact male sheep |
| Flock | Group of birds; group of chickens, turkeys or ducks |
| Wether | Castrated male sheep; castrated male goat |
| Hen | Female parrot; female chicken; female turkey |
| Freshening | Labor process of dairy producing animals |
| Clutch | Group of eggs |
| Kid | Young goat |
| Poult | Young turkey; young chicken |
| Kidding | Labor process of goats |
| Capon | Young castrated male chicken |
| Bull | Intact male cow; intact male llama |
| Cockerel | Immature male chicken |
| Cow | Intact female cow; intact female llama |
| Pullet | Immature female chicken |
| Cria | Young llama |
| Rooster | Male chicken |
| Calf | Young cow |
| Drake | Male duck |
| Calving | Labor process of cows |
| Duck | Female duck |
| Heifer | Young female cow that has not been bred |
| Duckling | Young duck |
| Stag | Mature castrated male cow |
| Barrow | Young castrated male pig |
| Steer | Young castrated male cow |
Created by:
jmcornwell
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