calf: cattle, elephant, hippo, camel, others
cheeper: grouse, partridge, quail
chick: chicken, penguin, other birds
cockerel: rooster
codling, sprag: codfish
colt: horse, zebra (male)
cria: llama, alpaca
cub: lion, bear, shark, fox, others
cygnet: swan
duckling: duck
elver: eel
ephyra: jellyfish
eyas: hawk, others
fawn: deer, antelope
filly: horse, zebra (female)
fingerling, fry: fish generally
fledgling, nestling: birds generally
foal: horse, zebra, others
gosling: goose
heifer: cow
hoglet: hedgehog
joey: kangaroo, opossum, wombat, other marsupials
kid: goat
kit: beaver, rabbit, ferret, wolverine, others
kitten, kitty: cat, other small mammals
lamb: sheep
larva: frog, sea urchin, insects generally
parr, smolt, grilse: salmon
peachick: peafowl
piglet, shoat, farrow, suckling: pig
polliwog, tadpole: frog
poult: turkey
puggle: echidna
pullet: hen
pup: dog, fox, seal, rat
spat: oyster, other bivalves
spiderling: spider
spike, blinker, tinker: mackerel
squab: pigeon
whelp: dog, tiger, other carnivorous mammals
yearling: cattle, sheep, horse, others
See also
Sources
- Sarah Janssen (Senior Editor): The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011 (2011), page 710