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aggressive

behaving in an angry threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone

ant

a small insect that lives in large groups

beak

the hard pointed mouth of a bird

bear

a large strong animal with thick fur, that eats flesh, fruit, and insects

beetle

an insect with a round hard back that is usually black

bite

to use your teeth to cut, crush, or chew something

butterfly

a type of insect that has large wings, often with beautiful colours

calf

the baby of a cow, or of some other large animals, such as an elephant

claws

sharp curved nails on an animal, bird, or some insects

dolphin

a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose

downpour

a lot of rain that falls in a short time

drizzle

weather that is a combination of light rain and mist

elegant

beautiful, attractive, or graceful

fatal

resulting in someone’s death

fins

the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim

gale

a very strong wind

giraffe

a tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur

goat

an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.

guinea pig

a small furry animal with short ears and no tail, which is often kept as a pet

gust

a sudden strong movement of wind, air, rain etc

hail

frozen raindrops which fall as hard balls of ice

hamster

a small animal that looks like a mouse with no tail

hooves

the plural of hoof, the hard foot of an animal such as a horse, cow etc

howl

if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound

hurricane

a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water

insect

a small creature such as a fly or ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings

jungle

a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together

leopard

a large animal of the cat family, with yellow fur and black spots, which lives in Africa and South Asia

mosquito

a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals, sometimes spreading the disease malaria

parrot

a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly coloured feathers that can be taught to copy human speech

peck

if a bird pecks something or pecks at something, it makes quick repeated movements with its beak to try to eat part of it, make a hole in it etc

penguin

a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming

pigeon

a grey bird with short legs that is common in cities

put off

to discourage

reptile

a type of animal, such as a snake or lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs to have babies

rodent

any small animal of the type that has long sharp front teeth, such as a rat or a rabbit

scratch

to cut someone's skin slightly with your nails or with something sharp

screech

to shout loudly in an unpleasant high voice because you are angry, afraid, or excited

shark

a large sea fish with several rows of very sharp teeth that is considered to be dangerous to humans

spring up

to suddenly appear or start to exist

squeak

to make a short high noise or cry that is not loud

squirrel

a small animal with a long furry tail that climbs trees and eats nuts

sting

if an insect or a plant stings you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance

tail

the part that sticks out at the back of an animal’s body, and that it can move

tortoise

a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body

whale

a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal

whiskers

the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse etc

wings

the parts of a bird's or insect's body that it uses for flying

wipe out

to destroy, remove, or get rid of something completely

wolf

a wild animal that looks like a large dog and lives and hunts in groups