os

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *orssos
Latin ursus
Catalan os
Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos. Compare French ours, Occitan ors, Spanish oso.


bot

Inherited from Late Latin buttis (“wineskin”), probably of Ancient Greek origin.

inh+

sunfish (large marine fish of the family Molidae)


tigre

ca-noun

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigressa)

Borrowed from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).


alpaca

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.


be

sheep, ram, ewe, lamb; an individual of the species Ovis aries


zebra

Inherited from Old Catalan atzebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese *ezevra, *ezevro.


ant

From Andalusian Arabic لمط (lámṭ), presumably by misdivision.


jaguar

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.


ca

Inherited from Latin canis, canem (“dog”).


ca

Apocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.

Anem a ca la Maria.

Aquell casalot és cal Ramon.

Parlem català a ca nostra.


au

Inherited from Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Italic *awis (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”).


toro

Inherited from Old Catalan toro, from Latin taurus. Directly inherited from Latin, despite the final vowel. Cognate with Occitan taur. Old Catalan also had a form taur, which was borrowed from Latin.


serpent

Inherited from Latin serpentem, from serpō (“crawl, creep”).


miner

ca-noun

miner m (plural miners, feminine minera)


caiman

Borrowed from Spanish caimán, from Kari'na acayuman.


cabra

Inherited from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros. Compare Occitan cabra, French chèvre.

European spider crab
European spider crab


sabre

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel.

the silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)


cob

Borrowed from French kob, from a West African language, probably Wolof kooba.

kob (Kobus kob, a species of African antelope related to the waterbuck)


mos

Inherited from Latin morsus (“a bite”), from mordeō (“bite”).


oca

Inherited from Old Catalan oca, from Late Latin auca, syncopated from *avica, from classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Occitan auca, French oie, Spanish oca.


cinta

From Late Latin cincta, plural of cinctum, variant of cinctus.


caviar

Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).


caro

Contraction of Old Catalan càreu, from Latin carabus.


mart

Of Germanic origin, possibly through Old French martre, from Proto-West Germanic *marþ (“marten”).

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

A marten, especially the European pine marten (Martes martes).


balena

From Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).


mona

From earlier mamona, maimona, from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon, mandrill”).


porc

Inherited from Old Catalan porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).


girafa

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
Classical Persian سرنا
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
Classical Persian پَا (pā)
Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
Italian giraffabor.
Middle French giraffe
French girafebor.
Catalan girafa
Borrowed from French girafe.


dot

Borrowed from Old French hadot. Cognate with English haddock.

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)


barb

barbel (freshwater fish of the genus Barbus)


mix

Probably from Andalusian Arabic مش (mašš).

(usually repeated) a sound used to call a domestic cat


eland

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland or South African Dutch, from Dutch eland (“elk”).


boa

Borrowed from Latin boa (“large snake”). Doublet of boà.


ocelot

Borrowed from Spanish ocelote, from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).


ibis

Learned borrowing from Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian h-b-G26 (hby; hîbu).


gall

Inherited from Latin gallus. Compare Occitan gal, Old French jal, Spanish gallo.


martinet

heron (a wading bird of the family Ardeidae)


sard

By confusion with sard (“Sardinian”), from sarg, from Latin sargus.

Diplodus sargus
Diplodus sargus#Translingual

white seabream (a fish of species Diplodus sargus)


gat

Inherited from Old Catalan gat, from Late Latin cattus (“cat”). Compare Occitan gat~cat, French chat, Spanish gato.

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

A catshark, especially the small-spotted catshark.


poll

Inherited from Old Catalan poll, from Latin pullus.


orangutan

Borrowed from English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.


bovo

From Latin balbus (“stammering”). Doublet of balb.


federal

blackbird (any of various birds in the New World family Icteridae)


puma

Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Classical Quechua puma.


boga

Inherited from Latin bōca, from Ancient Greek βῶξ (bôx), accusative of βῶξ (bôx), a contracted form of βόαξ (bóax), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

a bogue (Boops boops), an Atlantic seabreams


angula

Borrowed from Basque angula, from Latin anguilla. Doublet of anguila.


paloma

Inherited from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).

Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera#Translingual

a parasol mushroom, especially the highly edible Macrolepiota procera


elefant

ca-noun

elefant m (plural elefants, feminine elefanta)


vaca

Serranus scriba
Serranus scriba#Translingual

painted comber (fish of species Serranus scriba)


gallina

ca-adj

gallina m or f (masculine and feminine plural gallines)

Inherited from Old Catalan gallina, from Latin gallīna. Compare Occitan galina, Old French jeline, Spanish gallina.


bis

From older bis (“dark grey”), of unknown origin, but compare French bis meaning "beige."

either of two closely-related species of mackerel, the Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) or the Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)


morena

a moray eel, especially the Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena)


diamant

Borrowed from French and Old French diamant.

Any of various species of estrildid finches in the obsolete subfamily Poephilinae.


sarg

white seabream (a fish of the species Diplodus sargus)


tuta

Chromis chromis, a species of damselfish native to the Mediterranean


anguila

eel (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)


ase

Inherited from Latin asinus. Compare Occitan asne and ase, French âne, and Spanish asno.

(dialectal)


mamut

Borrowed from French mammouth, from Russian ма́монт (mámont), from a Uralic language.


tortuga

Inherited from Old Catalan tartuga (cf. also earlier form tartaruga), probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Compare Occitan tartuga, French tortue, Spanish tortuga, Portuguese tartaruga, Italian tartaruga. Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.


rom

Inherited from Latin rhombus (“flatfish”).


polla

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pulla, feminine form of Latin pullus. Compare French poule, Spanish polla, Romanian pulă.


viuda

ca-noun

viuda f (plural viudes, masculine viudo)

From Latin vidua.
In the Middle Ages, jurists introduced a learned Latin borrowing vídua to replace the inherited Old Catalan form viuva (from a Vulgar Latin *viduva). The current form viuda supposedly emerged as a compromise between the two forms. The masculine form was derived from the feminine. Cf. also Spanish viuda, which may have influenced it.


roncar

ca-verb

roncar (first-person singular present ronco, first-person singular preterite ronquí, past participle roncat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

roncar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
ronco (first-person present singular)
ronquí (first-person preterite singular)
roncat (participle past)
roncar (infinitive)
roncant (gerund)
roncat (masculine participle past singular)
roncada (feminine participle past singular)
roncats (masculine participle past plural)
roncades (feminine participle past plural)
ronco (first-person indicative present singular)
ronques (indicative present second-person singular)
ronca (indicative present singular third-person)
ronquem (first-person indicative plural present)
ronqueu (indicative plural present second-person)
ronquen (indicative plural present third-person)
roncava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
roncaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
roncava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
roncàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
roncàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
roncaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
roncaré (first-person future indicative singular)
roncaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
roncarà (future indicative singular third-person)
roncarem (first-person future indicative plural)
roncareu (future indicative plural second-person)
roncaran (future indicative plural third-person)
ronquí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
roncares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
roncà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
roncàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
roncàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
roncaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
roncaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
roncaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
roncaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
roncaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
roncaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
roncarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
ronqui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ronquis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ronqui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ronquem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ronqueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ronquin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ronqués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ronquessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ronqués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ronquéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ronquéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ronquessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ronca (imperative second-person)
ronqui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
ronquem (first-person imperative plural)
ronqueu (imperative plural second-person)
ronquin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no ronquis (imperative negative second-person)
no ronqui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no ronquem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no ronqueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no ronquin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Old Catalan roncar, from Latin rhonchāre, a verb based on rhonchus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring”).


beluga

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).


verro

Inherited from Latin verres, perhaps via a Vulgar Latin *verrus, for which cf. Italian verro.


fura

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fūra, fūrō.

three-bearded rockling
three-bearded rockling

(zoology) three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris)


mulat

From mul + -at. The sense of "person of mixed race" is a semantic loan from Spanish mulato.


serp

Inherited from Old Catalan serp, from Latin serpēns, derived from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.


grua

Inherited from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).


bou

Cancer pagurus
Cancer pagurus#Translingual


pau

Callionymus maculatus
Wikispecies:Callionymus maculatus

spotted dragonet (a fish of the species Callionymus maculatus)


corb

Inherited from Latin corvus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós. First attested in the 14th century.


daina

Borrowed from Middle French dain, from Late Latin dāmus, a masculine variant of Latin dāma (“fallow deer, buck, doe”). Originally masculine in Old Catalan, daine shifted to daina under the influence of words like cabra (“goat”), ovella (“sheep”), etc. via the plural form daines.


rorqual

Borrowed from French rorqual, from Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval (“furrow whale”), from Old Norse reyðarhvalr.

bor

rorqual (any whale species with long skin folds below mouth)


sarda

Sardina pilchardus
Sardina pilchardus#Translingual


mero

Perhaps from Latin *merus, back-formation from merulus, variant of merula (“wrasse”).


marbre

Inherited from Old Catalan marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Compare Occitan marbre~marme.

Alternative form of mabre (“striped seabream”)


monarca

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Danaus plexippus
Danaus plexippus#Translingual


baila

Perhaps from Latin varia, feminine of varius (“variegated”).

spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)


morsa

Borrowed from French morse, from Russian морж (morž).

Duien pells tan contundents que feien pensar en cossos de morsa.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 1, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

They brought furs so thick they brought to mind bodies of walruses.


hiena

Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).


esperó

From Frankish *sporo, from Proto-Germanic *spurô.


pitó

Learned borrowing from Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn).


tiró

Of expressive origin. Perhaps influenced by tirar.

(in the plural) cry for calling domestic fowl, especially ducks


foca

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor.?
Latin phōcabor.
Catalan foca
Borrowed from Latin phōca.


gavial

Borrowed from French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl, “alligator, crocodile”).

der

Gavialis gangeticus
Wikispecies:Gavialis gangeticus


luci

Learned borrowing from Latin lūcius. Doublet of lluç.


mola

(fishing) a lot of fish that go together

sunfish, a fish of the species Mola mola


ai-ai

From French aye-aye, from Malagasy aiay.


dofí

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).


sorella

any of various marine fishes of the genus Caranx, especially false shad or yellow horse mackerel (Caranx honchos)


cavall

Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of Gaulish origin.


capibara

Borrowed from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapibara.

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris#Translingual


papagai

Ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.


babirussa

Borrowed from French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).


rossa

a horse, ass, or mule that is skinny, old, and useless; a nag, a hack


tauró

Borrowed from Portuguese tubarão, see that entry for more.


vampir

ca-noun

vampir m (plural vampirs, feminine vampira)

Borrowed from French vampire. First attested in 1864.


cotorra

any of various species of small parrots or parakeets


fregata

From the genus name. Doublet of fragata.

frigatebird (any of various birds in the genus Fregata)


mangosta

Borrowed from Spanish mangosta, from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs).


casuari

Borrowed from New Latin Casuārius, from Malay kasuari.


alosa

Inherited from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda (“tuft; skylark”).


mugró

Inherited from Latin mucrōnem (“point, tip”).


ocell

Inherited from Old Catalan aucell, oceyl, from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Cognate with Occitan aucèl, French oiseau.


conill

ca-adj

conill (feminine conilla, masculine plural conills, feminine plural conilles)

conilla (feminine)
conills (masculine plural)
conilles (feminine plural)


ànec

Alteration of the older Catalan form ànet, from Latin anătem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (“duck”). Probably through plural “ànecs”, pronounced as “ànets” in many dialects.


malvasia

From Malvasia, from earlier Malvesia, mediaeval Catalan name for the Greek town of Μονεμβασίᾱ (Monembasíā) where the grape is thought to have originated.

(zoology) stiff-tailed duck (anatid in the genus Oxyura)


aranya

Inherited from Latin arānea (compare Occitan aranha, French araignée, Spanish araña). Probably a doublet of ronya, from a Vulgar Latin derivative.

weever (any of nine species of fish in the family Trachinidae)


mofeta

Borrowed from Italian mofeta (“mofetta”).


valona

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ovella

Inherited from Old Catalan oveylla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Occitan oelha. The initial diphthong in numerous regional variants reflects contamination from preceding determiners with final /-a/, as in una ovella > un' auvella.


peix

Inherited from Latin piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


semental

ca-adj

semental m or f (masculine and feminine plural sementals)


gripau

Unknown derivation, possibly from Occitan grapaut or French crapaud, which both likely derived from Frankish *krappō (“hook”).

goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)


granota

Inherited from Latin rāna + -ota, with uncertain etymology of the initial g-. Compare French grenouille.


soll

Unknown, probably from Gaulish *sutegis.


taira

From Spanish tayra, from Old Tupi eîrara.


canari

Tropaeolum peregrinum
Wikispecies:Tropaeolum peregrinum

(in the plural) canary creeper (Tropaeolum peregrinum)


porquet

unk

Etymology unknown.


capgròs

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual

(zoology) flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus


cullera

Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata#Translingual

Anas clypeata
Anas clypeata#Translingual

northern shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)


abadejo

[ə.βəˈðe.ʒu]


tord

Inherited from Old Catalan tord (also spelled tort), from Latin turdus (“thrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Occitan tord (and tordre), Spanish tordo.


tord

ca-adj

tord (feminine torda, masculine plural tords, feminine plural tordes)

torda (feminine)
tords (masculine plural)
tordes (feminine plural)

dapple (of horses, having a coat of mixed black and grey)


cullerot

From cullera (“spoon”) + -ot (“a kind of”).


onça

From earlier leonça by misdivision, and this from Old French leonce or Italian lonza. Cognate with English ounce (“snow leopard”).

a name applied to various large felids, such as the cheetah or the jaguar


mantellina

a ray, especially a butterfly ray or devil ray


puput

Aphetic variant of apuput, alteration of earlier *apoput, from Latin upupa.


nilgau

From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy), possibly via French nilgaut.


musaranya

From Latin mūsarāneus, from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”) (because the bite of many shrews, e.g. Neomys fodiens, is venomous).


mújol

→ Spanish: mújol


pardal

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pardalus, from Ancient Greek πάρδαλος (párdalos), from πάρδαλις (párdalis, “panther”).


donzella

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of *domna, from Latin domina.

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)


salamandra

Borrowed from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra).


badana

Borrowed from Arabic بِطَانَة (biṭāna, “inside, lining, liner”)..


amazona

Borrowed from Latin Amazōna, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). The name of the bird comes from the genus name, which comes in turn from the name of the Amazon Rainforest, where the birds are found.

riding habit (equestrian outfit with a long skirt)


neandertal

Homo neanderthalensis
Homo neanderthalensis#Translingual

Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis, an extinct hominid)


martingala

Borrowed from French martingale, from Middle French martingale, from Provençal martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabitant of Martigues.

(nautical, sports, mathematics) martingale


pollastre

→ Spanish: pollastre

Inherited from Latin pullaster, from pullus (“chicken”) + -aster (“wannabe”). Compare Occitan polastre.

Si el diumenge sobrava pollastre rostit, el dilluns o el dimarts per sopar croquetes de pollastre rostit.

If there was leftover roast chicken on Sunday, then for supper Monday or Tuesday roast chicken croquettes.


mussola

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *noctiola, alteration of Vulgar Latin *noctuola, from Latin noctua.

a smooth hound (a houndshark of the genus Mustelus)


capó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō.


milà

Inherited from Old Catalan milà, from Vulgar Latin *mīlvānus, derived from Latin mī̆lvus. Compare melva.


gavinot

From gavina (“seagull”) + Spanish gaviota.

Larus marinus
Larus marinus#Translingual

(Balearic, Valencia) great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)


poltre

ca-noun

poltre m (plural poltres, feminine poltra)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *pullitrus.


eriçó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eriçon.


colom

ca-noun

colom m (plural coloms, feminine coloma)

Inherited from Latin columbus. Compare Occitan colomb or French colombe.


trompeter

longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax)


voltor

Inherited from Old Catalan voltor, from Latin vulturius, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *vultōrem. Compare Occitan voltor; French vautour; Italian avvoltoio, avvoltore.


cabró

cabró m (plural cabrons, feminine cabrona)

Augmentative of cabra. Compare Spanish cabrón, Portuguese cabrão, Italian caprone, and Venetan cavron.


variada

two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)


lèmming

Borrowed from Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse læmingi.


marcenc

short-toed snake eagle
short-toed snake eagle

Circaetus gallicus
Circaetus gallicus#Translingual

short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)


àguila marcenca

àguila marcenca f (plural àguiles marcenques)

àguila (“eagle”) + marcenc (“pertaining to March”). This eagle is migratory and returns to Catalan-speaking areas in March.


marmosa

From Marmosa, the name of one particular genus of mouse opossums.


metge

Inherited from Old Catalan metge, from Latin medicus. Compare Occitan mètge, archaic French mège.


coiot

Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from Proto-Nahuan *koyootl.


agulla

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


iac

Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.


bèstia

Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare French bête, Sicilian vèstia.


danès

ca-adj

danès (feminine danesa, masculine plural danesos, feminine plural daneses)

danesa (feminine)
danesos (masculine plural)
daneses (feminine plural)

From Latin *danēnsis, from Dania (“Denmark”) + -ēnsis (“-ese”).

Danish; (of or relating to Denmark, or the people or language thereof)


danès

ca-noun

danès m (plural danesos, feminine danesa)


becada

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ratapinyada

From rata (“rat”) + Latin pinnāta (“winged”).


ratolí

From rata (“rat”) + -olí (diminutive suffix), compare gatolí.


llop

Inherited from Old Catalan lop, from Latin lupus, from an Oscan-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of lupus.


herc

Inherited from Latin hircus (“he-goat”).

Capra pyrenaica
Wikispecies:Capra pyrenaica


cangur

Borrowed from English kangaroo from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).


sonso

Mediterranean sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus)


pintada

Borrowed from French pintade, from Portuguese pintada.


somer

Inherited from Late Latin sagmārius (“having a saddle”), from sagma (“saddle for pack animals”).


xacal

Borrowed from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال, from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla).


guineu

Probably from the Germanic name Winihild. Cognate with Occitan guèine.


albor

Inherited from Latin alburnus. Doublet of alburn, a learned borrowing.


lleó

Inherited from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”).


becard

becard (flycatcher of the genus Pachyramphus)


fleuma

Inherited from Latin phlegma. Doublet of flegma, a learned borrowing. For the sense development, compare phlegmatic.


fagina

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna (“beech marten”).


esquirol

From L'Esquirol, a Catalan locality wherefrom the workers came who, at the end of the 19th century, occupied the work place of the workers of Manlleu during a strike.

(derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)


cadernera

Perhaps by dissimulation from earlier *carderinera.

Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis carduelis#Translingual


cérvol

ca-noun

cérvol m (plural cérvols, feminine cérvola)

From cervo (“deer”). The form cérvol is the result of a popular hyper-correction of the older form.


ronronejar

ca-verb

ronronejar (first-person singular present ronronejo, first-person singular preterite ronronegí, past participle ronronejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

ronronejar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
ronronejo (first-person present singular)
ronronegí (first-person preterite singular)
ronronejat (participle past)
ronronejar (infinitive)
ronronejant (gerund)
ronronejat (masculine participle past singular)
ronronejada (feminine participle past singular)
ronronejats (masculine participle past plural)
ronronejades (feminine participle past plural)
ronronejo (first-person indicative present singular)
ronroneges (indicative present second-person singular)
ronroneja (indicative present singular third-person)
ronronegem (first-person indicative plural present)
ronronegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
ronronegen (indicative plural present third-person)
ronronejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ronronejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ronronejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ronronejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ronronejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ronronejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ronronejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
ronronejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
ronronejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
ronronejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
ronronejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
ronronejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
ronronegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ronronejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ronronejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ronronejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ronronejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ronronejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ronronejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
ronronejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
ronronejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
ronronejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
ronronejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
ronronejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
ronronegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ronronegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ronronegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ronronegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ronronegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ronronegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ronronegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ronronegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ronronegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ronronegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ronronegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ronronegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ronroneja (imperative second-person)
ronronegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
ronronegem (first-person imperative plural)
ronronegeu (imperative plural second-person)
ronronegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no ronronegis (imperative negative second-person)
no ronronegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no ronronegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no ronronegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no ronronegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Onomatopoeic; ronron + -ejar. Compare French ronronner, Spanish ronronear.


lloca

Onomatopoeic. Compare German Glucke, Spanish clueca, Italian chioccia, etc.


camell

ca-noun

camell m (plural camells, feminine camella)


àngel

Borrowed from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).


bruixa

Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Occitan bruèissa, Portuguese bruxa, Spanish bruja), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).


trobat

Anthus campestris
Anthus campestris#Translingual


pelegrí

ca-noun

pelegrí m (plural pelegrins, feminine pelegrina)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pelegrīnus, from Classical Latin peregrīnus.


tirà

Borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).

der

suboscine (passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni)


mular

ca-adj

mular m or f (masculine and feminine plural mulars)


mosquer

flycatcher (passerine bird which catches insects in flight)


formiguer

From formiga + -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.

a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes


reig

Inherited from Old Catalan reig, from Latin rēgem. Doublet of rei.


tàntal

Borrowed from Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”).


bisbe

ca-noun

bisbe m (plural bisbes, feminine bisbessa)

Inherited from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pteromylaeus bovinus
Wikispecies:Pteromylaeus bovinus

(zoology) bull ray (Pteromylaeus bovinus)

(zoology) roughsnout grenadier (Trachyrincus scabrus)


rinoceront

Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). The intrusive n is due to influence from elefant.


camaleó

Learned borrowing from Latin chamaeleōn.


solet

From sol (“sun”) + -et (diminutive suffix).

(ichthyology) pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)


dragó

Inherited from Latin dracōnem (compare Occitan dragon, French dragon, Spanish dragón), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Cognate to Catalan drac, which came from the Latin nominative dracō.


ximpanzé

Borrowed from French chimpanzé, from a Bantu language.

La banyera és el tresor d'un ximpanzé.

The bathtub is the treasure of a chimpanzee.


tonyina

From Vulgar Latin *thunnīna, a derivative of Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Spanish tonina, toñina.


trencalòs

[ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈlɔs]

[ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈlɔs]

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + l' (“the”) + os (“bone”). Calque of Latin ossifragus.


senglar

Inherited from Old Catalan senglar, from Latin (porcus) singulāris (“solitary (pig)”). Compare Occitan singlar, French sanglier. Doublet of singular, a borrowing from Latin.


isard

ca-adj

isard (feminine isarda, masculine plural isards, feminine plural isardes)

isarda (feminine)
isards (masculine plural)
isardes (feminine plural)

Uncertain, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-.


guatlla

ca-noun

guatlla f (plural guatlles, masculine guatllot)

Inherited from Old Catalan guatla, from Vulgar Latin *quacla or *coacla, from contraction of a Late Latin quaccola. Compare Occitan catla and calha, French quaille.


truita

Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Latin torta.


miolar

ca-verb

miolar (first-person singular present miolo, first-person singular preterite miolí, past participle miolat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

miolar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɔ (canonical)
miolo (first-person present singular)
miolí (first-person preterite singular)
miolat (participle past)
miolar (infinitive)
miolant (gerund)
miolat (masculine participle past singular)
miolada (feminine participle past singular)
miolats (masculine participle past plural)
miolades (feminine participle past plural)
miolo (first-person indicative present singular)
mioles (indicative present second-person singular)
miola (indicative present singular third-person)
miolem (first-person indicative plural present)
mioleu (indicative plural present second-person)
miolen (indicative plural present third-person)
miolava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
miolaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
miolava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
miolàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
miolàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
miolaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
miolaré (first-person future indicative singular)
miolaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
miolarà (future indicative singular third-person)
miolarem (first-person future indicative plural)
miolareu (future indicative plural second-person)
miolaran (future indicative plural third-person)
miolí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
miolares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
miolà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
miolàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
miolàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
miolaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
miolaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
miolaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
miolaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
miolaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
miolaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
miolarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
mioli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
miolis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mioli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
miolem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mioleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
miolin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
miolés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
miolessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
miolés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mioléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mioléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
miolessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
miola (imperative second-person)
mioli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
miolem (first-person imperative plural)
mioleu (imperative plural second-person)
miolin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no miolis (imperative negative second-person)
no mioli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no miolem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no mioleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no miolin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)


xixell

Alternative form of xixella (“stock dove (stock pigeon)”)


lleó marí

[ʎəˈo məˈɾi]


rossinyol

From Vulgar Latin *rusciniolus, from Vulgar Latin lusciniola, diminutive of Classical Latin luscinia.


dimoni

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), substantivised adjective from δαίμων (daímōn).


nyu

Ultimately from Khoekhoe !nu:, mostly likely via Dutch gnoe.


zopilot

Borrowed from Spanish zopilote, from Nahuatl tzopilotl.


bacallà

From Dutch bakkeljauw, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Latin baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks.
If the element *bak- is a metathesis of *kab- (compare French cabillaud and German Kabeljau from Dutch kabeljauw), then the original form of the word could have been *cabalao, maybe meaning "large-headed fish". First attested in 1640.
Cognate to Italian baccalà, Portuguese bacalhau, Spanish bacalao.


llebre

Inherited from Old Catalan lebre from Latin leporem.


dragó de Komodo

ca-noun

dragó de Komodo m (plural dragons de Komodo)


flamenc

flamenc m (plural flamencs, feminine flamenca)


suís

ca-adj

suís (feminine suïssa, masculine plural suïssos, feminine plural suïsses)

suïssa (feminine)
suïssos (masculine plural)
suïsses (feminine plural)


suís

ca-noun

suís m (plural suïssos, feminine suïssa)


llangardaix

[ʎəŋ.ɡərˈdaʃ]

[ʎaŋ.ɡaɾˈðajʃ]

Blend of llagart + fardaix. The /n/ was possibly introduced through the influence of sargantana.


lucioperca

From the species name, Sander lucioperca.


fre

Inherited from Latin frēnum (compare Occitan fren, French frein, Spanish freno).


merla

merla f (plural merles, masculine merlot)

Inherited from Old Catalan merla, from Latin merula. Compare Occitan mèrla, Spanish mierla.


salangana

swiftlet (small swift in the tribe Collocaliini)


sariga

Borrowed from French sarigue, from Portuguese sariguê, from Old Tupi sariwé, sarigwé.


emú

Borrowed from Portuguese ema, possibly with influence of nyandú (“rhea”).


senyoreta

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)


oriol

Inherited from Latin aureolus (“golden”).


orval

From Latin aurum valet (literally “it is worth gold”), folk etymology for Latin auris galli (“cock's ear”), from auris (“ear”) and galli, genitive of gallus (“cock”). Compare French orvale (“clary sage”).


colí

any of various New World quail species in the family Odontophoridae


alció

Borrowed from Latin alcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn).


geneta

Possibly from genet, or borrowed directly from Arabic.


estruç

Borrowed from Latin struthiō via the nominative singular. Compare Occitan estruci.


al·ligàtor

Borrowed from English alligator, from Spanish el lagarto.


cucut

Onomatopoeic, from the cry of the bird. Compare Latin cucūlus.


cabot

A goby (fish of the family Gobiidae), especially the rock goby (Gobius paganellus).


corser

(historical) a horse used for tournaments and battles; a charger


becut

From bec + -ut, due to their distinctive long curving beaks.

Numenius arquata
Numenius arquata#Translingual

a curlew, especially the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)


catarí

Ultimately from Ancient Greek καταρρινα (katarrhina, “hook-nosed”).

A member of the parvorder Catarrhini of Old World monkeys.


maqui

Borrowed from French maki, from Malagasy maky (“ring-tailed lemur”).


dàlmata

Derived from Latin Dalmatae, the name of an ancient Illyrian people.


paó

Inherited from Old Catalan pahó, from Latin pāvōnem (accusative form). Doublet of pago, from the Latin nominative pāvō.


pelicà

(in the plural) Consolida pubescens, a species of larkspur native to the Catalan Countries


figuer

From figa + -er, or from Latin fīcārius.


mamífer

ca-adj

mamífer (feminine mamífera, masculine plural mamífers, feminine plural mamíferes)

mamífera (feminine)
mamífers (masculine plural)
mamíferes (feminine plural)


roncador

ca-noun

roncador m (plural roncadors, feminine roncadora)


coatí

Borrowed from Spanish coatí, from Old Tupi cuatim (literally “belt nose”).


alburn

Learned borrowing from Latin alburnus. Doublet of albor, a popular development.


perdiu

From Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

der

Perdix perdix
Perdix perdix#Translingual

red-legged partridge
red-legged partridge

Alectoris rufa
Alectoris rufa#Translingual

one of various species of gamebirds in the Subfamily Perdicinae, especially the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) or the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)


territ

Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus#Translingual

any sandpiper of the genus Calidris, particularly the red knot (Calidris canutus)


cabrit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin caprītus (attested in Salic Law), from *caprīre, from Latin caper. Compare Occitan cabrit and cabrida, Spanish cabrito, Portuguese cabrito, dialectal French chevri.


cocodril

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from crocodīlus.

bor+

O s'exposa al sol amb el pitram obert i els ulls tancats. Si obrís la boca seria un autèntic cocodril.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 8, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Or she exposes herself to the sun with her breasts open and her eyes closed. If she opened her mouth she would be a real crocodile.


llamprea

Inherited from Late Latin lamprēda, of uncertain origin.


lluç

Inherited from Latin lūcius. Doublet of luci, a learned borrowing.


faixa

Inherited from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Compare Occitan faissa, Old French faisse, Spanish faja and haza.


marsopa

Borrowed from Old French marsoupe, from a West Germanic source.


peresós

ca-noun

peresós m (plural peresosos, feminine peresosa)


boví

ca-adj

boví (feminine bovina, masculine plural bovins, feminine plural bovines)

bovina (feminine)
bovins (masculine plural)
bovines (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin bovīnus. Cf. also buina (“bovine excrement”), derived from a variant form which may have been inherited.


faisà

From Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


ferrar

ca-verb

ferrar (first-person singular present ferro, first-person singular preterite ferrí, past participle ferrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

ferrar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
ferro (first-person present singular)
ferrí (first-person preterite singular)
ferrat (participle past)
ferrar (infinitive)
ferrant (gerund)
ferrat (masculine participle past singular)
ferrada (feminine participle past singular)
ferrats (masculine participle past plural)
ferrades (feminine participle past plural)
ferro (first-person indicative present singular)
ferres (indicative present second-person singular)
ferra (indicative present singular third-person)
ferrem (first-person indicative plural present)
ferreu (indicative plural present second-person)
ferren (indicative plural present third-person)
ferrava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ferraves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ferrava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ferràvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ferràveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ferraven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ferraré (first-person future indicative singular)
ferraràs (future indicative second-person singular)
ferrarà (future indicative singular third-person)
ferrarem (first-person future indicative plural)
ferrareu (future indicative plural second-person)
ferraran (future indicative plural third-person)
ferrí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ferrares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ferrà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ferràrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ferràreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ferraren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ferraria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
ferraries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
ferraria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
ferraríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
ferraríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
ferrarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
ferri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ferris (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ferri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ferrem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ferreu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ferrin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ferrés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ferressis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ferrés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ferréssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ferréssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ferressin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ferra (imperative second-person)
ferri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
ferrem (first-person imperative plural)
ferreu (imperative plural second-person)
ferrin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no ferris (imperative negative second-person)
no ferri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no ferrem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no ferreu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no ferrin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

From ferro (“iron”) + -ar, or from a Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (“iron”). Compare Occitan ferrar, French ferrer, Portuguese ferrar, Spanish herrar, Italian ferrare.

(historical, transitive) to put in irons (to shackle, bind with chains, etc.)


gaig

Inherited from Late Latin gaius. Cognate with French geai.


botxí

From dialectal French botchî, variant of bouchier (“butcher”).


òliba

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *uwilǭ, *uwwilǭ, variants of Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (“owl”). Cognate with English owl.


espinós

Inherited from Latin spīnōsus. Equivalent to espina + -ós.

three-spined stickleback
three-spined stickleback


somera

Inherited from Late Latin sagmāria, feminine form of Latin sagmārius (“having a saddle”).


banyut

ca-adj

banyut (feminine banyuda, masculine plural banyuts, feminine plural banyudes)

banyuda (feminine)
banyuts (masculine plural)
banyudes (feminine plural)


banyut

tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis)


morralla

a mix, similar to whitebait, of small shorefish considered not worth selling individually, generally used to make stock for soups, stews, and paella


ballesta

Derived from Latin ballista f, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα f (ballístra).
Compare Occitan balèsta f (Languedoc), balista f (Gascony), Spanish ballesta f, and French baliste f.

triggerfish (tropical fish of the family Balistidae)


brema

Abramis brama
Abramis brama#Translingual


calau

Ultimately from Tagalog kalaw, possibly via French calao.


cabeçuda

the Mediterranean sand smelt (Atherina hepsetus) or big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)


civeta

Ultimately from Arabic زَبَاد (zabād). Possibly reborrowed via French civette.

a civet, particularly the African civet (Civettictis civetta)


eba

Borrowed from Sardinian ebba, from Latin equa.


almiquí

From Spanish almiquí, possibly from Ciboney or Taíno.


secretari

ca-noun

secretari m (plural secretaris, feminine secretària)

secretaris (plural)
secretària (feminine)

Borrowed from Latin sēcrētārius. First attested in 1299.


quadrúpede

ca-adj

quadrúpede (feminine quadrúpeda, masculine and feminine plural quadrúpedes)

quadrúpeda (feminine)
quadrúpedes (feminine masculine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin quadrupēs, quadrupedem.


golut

ca-noun

golut m (plural goluts, feminine goluda)


tenca

tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish)


llebrer

Likely from French lévrier, from lièvre (“hare”).


arengada

[ə.ɾəŋˈɡa.ðə]


agapornis

lovebird (parrot of the genus Agapornis)


saig

According to Coromines, from Medieval Latin sagio, from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”).

axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)


tudó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *titōne, from Latin titus.


lleopard

(heraldry) leopard (lion passant guardant)


estornell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sturnellus, from Latin sturnus.


fraret

A name for various plants in the family Araceae having spadiceous blossoms, including Arum italicum, Arum pictum, and Arisarum vulgare.


cinturó

Borrowed from Spanish cinturón. Equivalent to cintura + -ó.

silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)


búfal

Learned borrowing from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). Doublet of brúfol.


anxova

→ Spanish: anjova

Borrowed from Spanish anchova, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”).


muricec

Borrowed from Latin mūrem caecum (“blind mouse”). Cognate to Spanish murciélago, Portuguese morcego.


garsa

Uncertain. Possibly of Celtic origin, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā, akin to Welsh crychydd and Breton kerc'heiz, and ultimately onomatopoeic in nature.
Compare Occitan agaça, gacha, Italian gazza, and French agace.


sargantana

Probably of a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia of pre-Indo-European origin, such as proto-Ibero-Basque.


pinsà

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pinciānus from an onomatopoeic *pink representing the sound of its call.


papagall

Ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin. Altered by folk etymology to resemble gall (“cock”).

(Alghero, Tarragona, Valencia) Alternative form of papagai


gualdrapa

From Late Latin vastrapes, from a language of Southwestern Asia.

(often plural) a caparison which covers the croup and flanks of a horse, mule, etc.


sisó

Tetrax tetrax
Tetrax tetrax#Translingual

a bustard, particularly the little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)


sifaca

sifaka (a medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus)


frare

Inherited from Latin frātrem (“brother”), from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Occitan fraire.


cabdill

Borrowed from Spanish cabdillo (modern caudillo), from Late Latin capitellum, based on Latin capitem (“head”). Doublet of cabdell.


gropa

Borrowed from French croupe, from Old French crope, from Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“lump, mass”). Doublet of grop.


guepard

Borrowed from French guépard, from Italian gattopardo.


oreneta

Probably from metathesis of an Old Catalan *eroneta, from a Vulgar Latin *hirundĭtta, a diminutive of Latin hirundō. The suffix may have also been an internal formation within early Catalan: compare the different suffixes used in nearby Romance cognates: Occitan ironda, randoleta, irondela, Spanish golondrina, Portuguese andorinha, French hirondelle, Italian rondine, cf. also Romanian rândunea, rândunică.


mussol

From Vulgar Latin *noctuolus, diminutive of noctua (“owl”).

Athene noctua
Athene noctua#Translingual

an owl, especially the little owl (Athene noctua)


trencanous

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + nous (“nuts”).


carpí

a fish of genus Carassius, especially the crucian carp


tití

a common name for various species in the family Callitrichidae and the subfamily Callicebinae, corresponding to the English terms titi, marmoset and tamarin


rabosa

From a derivative of Latin rāpum (“turnip”), developing a sense of "tail" in many Romance languages of Iberia, such as Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician rabo. Alternatively, possibly from Old Spanish rabosa, itself of the same origin.

Galium verrucosum
Wikispecies:Galium verrucosum

a blenny, especially Montagu's blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)


carbonera

mallerenga carbonera
mallerenga carbonera#Catalan

Clipping of mallerenga carbonera (“great tit”).


capellà

Inherited from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Compare Occitan capelan, French chapelain.

Trisopterus luscus
Trisopterus luscus#Translingual

the poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) or the pouting (Trisopterus luscus)

Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectes platessa#Translingual


titella

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


escorxador

ca-noun

escorxador m (plural escorxadors, feminine escorxadora)

escorxadors (plural)
escorxadora (feminine)


doral

black-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron


esparver

From Frankish *sparwāri from Proto-Germanic *sparwaraz. German Sperber.

Eurasian sparrowhawk
Eurasian sparrowhawk

sparrowhawk, particularly the Eurasian sparrowhawk


antílop

Alternative form: antilop

(tanning, uncountable) antelope suede (sometimes also of other animals, e.g. sheep or pig)


faneca

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqah, “sack”).

bor+

(historical) a unit of dry measure equivalent to 8 or 12 almuds and varying from anywhere between 10 and 43 litres


aleví

ca-noun

aleví m (plural alevins, feminine alevina)


carboner

carboner m (plural carboners, feminine carbonera)

the crowded russula (Russula densifolia), a mildly toxic species of wild mushroom

Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Phoenicurus phoenicurus#Translingual

the common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)


moltó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos. Cognate with French mouton.


grèvol

From earlier agrèvol, from Vulgar Latin *acrifolum, from Latin acrifolium, a variant of aquifolium (“pointy-leafed [plant], holly”).

Tetrastes bonasia
Tetrastes bonasia#Translingual

a grouse, particularly the hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)


espàtula

Borrowed from Latin spatula. Doublet of espatlla.


llúdria

Inherited from Old Catalan ludria, from Vulgar Latin *lutria, from Latin lutra. Compare Occitan luria~loira, Spanish lutria~nutria, Asturian llóndriga. The Vulgar Latin form was influenced by Ancient Greek ἔνυδρις (énudris).


càbala

(Judaism) Kabballah (body of mystical Jewish teachings)

(in the plural) suppositions, conjectures


paràsit

ca-adj

paràsit (feminine paràsita, masculine plural paràsits, feminine plural paràsites)

paràsita (feminine)
paràsits (masculine plural)
paràsites (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos). First attested in 1839.

parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)


paràsit

parasite (an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species)

parasite (a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)


moix

moix (feminine moixa, masculine plural moixos, feminine plural moixes)

moixa (feminine)
moixos (masculine plural)
moixes (feminine plural)


moix

jugar al moix i rat


moixó

Inherited from Latin musciō, diminutive of musca (“fly”). Compare with Aragonese muixón.

El moixó és un peix petit, que menja la vegetació del litoral i amarga una mica; té el gust una mica acre de les pastures assolellades.

The big-scale sand smelt is a small fish which eats littoral vegetation and tastes a little bitter; it has the slightly acrid flavour of sunny pastures.

the big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)


cabestre

halter (a headpiece placed on the head of animals)


escurçó

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *excurtiōnem, from Late Latin curtiō, from Latin curtus (“short”). Compare Spanish escuerzo, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón.


cridaner

Australasian babblers
w:en:Australasian babblers

(zoology) babbler (bird of the family Pomatostomidae, the Australasian babblers)


vedell

ca-noun

vedell m (plural vedells, feminine vedella)

Inherited from Old Catalan vedell~vadell, from Latin vitellus. Compare Occitan vedèl, French veau.


reineta

Pseudotachea splendida, a species of land snail.


sorell

Inherited from Latin saurellus, diminutive of saurus from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse mackerel”).

der

Atlantic horse mackerel
Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus
Trachurus trachurus#Translingual

the Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

(extended) Another perciform fish of the family Carangidae, such as the leerfish (sorell de penya) or the striped jack (sorell déntol)


pangolí

Borrowed from English pangolin, from Malay pengguling, from guling (“to roll”).


gallineta

A gurnard, particularly the streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza).


suimanga

sunbird (passerine bird of the family Nectariniidae)


teixó

Inherited from Late Latin taxonem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz (“badger”).


teixidor

ca-noun

teixidor m (plural teixidors, feminine teixidora)


anur

anuran (an amphibian of the order Anura)


australopitec

Borrowed from translingual Australopithecus.

bor+

(anthropology, paleontology) australopithecine, australopith


gallimarsot

a cock which resembles a hen due to its lack of comb


tercerol

ca-noun

tercerol m (plural tercerols, feminine tercerola)

third (person or thing occupying third place)

(nautical, historical) A sail composed of 30 panels.


fuell

Inherited from Latin fūsellus, diminutive of fūs (“spindle”). Cognate with French fuseau.

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover


tucà

Borrowed from Spanish tucán, from Tupian.


lluerna

Inherited from Old Catalan [Term?], from Latin lucerna. Compare Occitan lusèrna.

skylight (a window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling)


barbut

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barbūtus. By surface analysis, barba + -ut.

barbet (various species of birds in the infraorder Ramphastides)


voliac

Blend of volar (“to fly”) + muriac (“bat”)


ermini

Inherited from Old Catalan armini, from Latin (mus) armenius (“Armenian [mouse]”).


desferrar

ca-verb

desferrar (first-person singular present desferro, first-person singular preterite desferrí, past participle desferrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

desferrar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
desferro (first-person present singular)
desferrí (first-person preterite singular)
desferrat (participle past)
desferrar (infinitive)
desferrant (gerund)
desferrat (masculine participle past singular)
desferrada (feminine participle past singular)
desferrats (masculine participle past plural)
desferrades (feminine participle past plural)
desferro (first-person indicative present singular)
desferres (indicative present second-person singular)
desferra (indicative present singular third-person)
desferrem (first-person indicative plural present)
desferreu (indicative plural present second-person)
desferren (indicative plural present third-person)
desferrava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desferraves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desferrava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desferràvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desferràveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desferraven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desferraré (first-person future indicative singular)
desferraràs (future indicative second-person singular)
desferrarà (future indicative singular third-person)
desferrarem (first-person future indicative plural)
desferrareu (future indicative plural second-person)
desferraran (future indicative plural third-person)
desferrí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desferrares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desferrà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desferràrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desferràreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desferraren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desferraria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
desferraries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
desferraria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
desferraríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
desferraríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
desferrarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
desferri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desferris (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desferri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desferrem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desferreu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desferrin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desferrés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desferressis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desferrés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desferréssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desferréssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desferressin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desferra (imperative second-person)
desferri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
desferrem (first-person imperative plural)
desferreu (imperative plural second-person)
desferrin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no desferris (imperative negative second-person)
no desferri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no desferrem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no desferreu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no desferrin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)


botiguer

ca-noun

botiguer m (plural botiguers, feminine botiguera)


caputxí

caputxí m (plural caputxins, feminine caputxina)

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino. Doublet of caputxino.


lèmur

Borrowed from Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”).


remugant

ca-adj

remugant m or f (masculine and feminine plural remugants)


marta pescadora

ca-noun

marta pescadora f (plural martes pescadores)


simitarra

From Italian scimitarra; ultimate origin unknown.


liró

Borrowed from Spanish lirón, ultimately from Latin glis.


camussa

From Late Latin camox or a related unattested form, probably ultimately derived from an extinct Alpine language.


capsigrany

Perhaps from earlier and dialectal capserigany, from cap (“head”) and Latin sericaneus (“silken”) from sericus.


palaia

Inherited from Latin (solea) pelagica (“pelagic sole”).


maial

Borrowed from Latin maialis (“pig, hog, swine”).


pantera nebulosa

ca-noun

pantera nebulosa f (plural panteres nebuloses)

clouded leopard (big cat in the genus Neofelis)


furó

Inherited from Late Latin furōne, fūrō (“thief”). Compare Spanish hurón.


rastrejador

rastrejador m (plural rastrejadors, feminine rastrejadora)

rastrejadors (plural)
rastrejadora (feminine)


cornella

Inherited from Old Catalan cornella~corneylla, from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (“crow”).

Corvus corone
Corvus corone#Translingual

a crow, especially the carrion crow (Corvus corone)


esturió

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sturiōnem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).


mallerenga

[mə.ʎəˈɾɛŋ.ɡə]

[mə.ʎəˈɾəŋ.ɡə]

Borrowed from Frankish *meisinga. The Catalan form first became *merlenga under the influence of merla (“blackbird”) and then merellenga by folk etymology, influenced by llengua (“tongue”), as tits are considered noisy birds. Finally, metathesis in some varieties yielded the form mallerenga. Compare Occitan mesenga.

Aegithalos caudatus
Aegithalos caudatus#Translingual

Cyanistes caeruleus
Cyanistes caeruleus#Translingual

any native bird of the family Paridae, such as the long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) or the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)


descavalcar

ca-verb

descavalcar (first-person singular present descavalco, first-person singular preterite descavalquí, past participle descavalcat)

descavalco (first-person present singular)
descavalquí (first-person preterite singular)
descavalcat (participle past)
descavalcar (infinitive)
descavalcant (gerund)
descavalcat (masculine participle past singular)
descavalcada (feminine participle past singular)
descavalcats (masculine participle past plural)
descavalcades (feminine participle past plural)
descavalco (first-person indicative present singular)
descavalques (indicative present second-person singular)
descavalca (indicative present singular third-person)
descavalquem (first-person indicative plural present)
descavalqueu (indicative plural present second-person)
descavalquen (indicative plural present third-person)
descavalcava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
descavalcaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
descavalcava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
descavalcàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
descavalcàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
descavalcaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
descavalcaré (first-person future indicative singular)
descavalcaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
descavalcarà (future indicative singular third-person)
descavalcarem (first-person future indicative plural)
descavalcareu (future indicative plural second-person)
descavalcaran (future indicative plural third-person)
descavalquí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
descavalcares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
descavalcà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
descavalcàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
descavalcàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
descavalcaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
descavalcaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
descavalcaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
descavalcaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
descavalcaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
descavalcaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
descavalcarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
descavalqui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
descavalquis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
descavalqui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
descavalquem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
descavalqueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
descavalquin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
descavalqués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
descavalquessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
descavalqués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
descavalquéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
descavalquéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
descavalquessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
descavalca (imperative second-person)
descavalqui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
descavalquem (first-person imperative plural)
descavalqueu (imperative plural second-person)
descavalquin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no descavalquis (imperative negative second-person)
no descavalqui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no descavalquem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no descavalqueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no descavalquin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *discaballicāre. By surface analysis, des- + cavalcar.


palafrè

→ Spanish: palafrén


saboga

Inherited from Late Latin samauca, with change of m to b, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

any fish of the genus Alosa, particularly the allis shad (Alosa alosa)


gardí

Perhaps borrowed from Occitan gàrri (“Atlantic stargazer”), with dissimilation of /rr/ to /rd/, or derived from the name Gardin, of Germanic origin.

common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)


cabirol

Potser per això, al seu tercer i darrer títol, Canto jo i la muntanya balla (guardonat, és clar: Llibres Anagrama de Novel·la), núvols, cabirols, bolets i dones d’aigua parlen, en el que la crítica ha coincidit que és dels millors títols del curs que s’acaba.

2019 June 29, Carles Geli, “Irene Solà: “L’art m’ha donat irreverència, un punt de bogeria literària””, in El País:


agulleta

[ə.ɣuˈʎɛ.tə]

[ə.ɣuˈʎə.tə]

(zoology) pipefish (fish of the genus Syngnathus)


girfalc

Borrowed from Old French girfalt, from a Germanic source.

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


xarxet

From earlier cerceta, from Vulgar Latin cercedula, Latin querquetula.


perdiu blanca

ca-noun

perdiu blanca f (plural perdius blanques)


corriol

Perhaps an alteration of the genus name Charadrius or a derivation from the verb córrer (“to run”).


rèmol

Inherited from Latin *rhombulus, diminutive of rhombus.


colltort

From coll (“neck”) + tort (“bent, twisted, crooked”), in sense 2 associating religious people to excessively bowing and looking downwards. Compare Italian collotorto.

af

Jynx torquilla
Jynx torquilla#Translingual

(zoology) a wryneck, specifically the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)


gutxo

Onomatopoeic. Compare Galician cocho (“pig”).

the Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis)

a gulper shark (any squaliform shark of the genus Centrophorus)


bonítol

Probably ultimately from Latin pēlamydulus, diminutive of pēlamys, from Ancient Greek πηλαμύς (pēlamús, “young tunny”).


falcillot

From falcilla + -ot, from falç (“sickle”).

swift (small bird in the family Apodidae)


peix ratpenat

ca-noun

peix ratpenat m (plural peixos ratpenat)

batfish (marine fish in the family Ogcocephalidae)


bernat pescaire

bernat pescaire m (plural bernats pescaires)

From bernat (“Cistercian monk”) on account of the resemblance of the bird's plumage to the traditional white-and-black habit of the Cistercian Order.

Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea#Translingual


pescaire

pescaire m or f by sense (plural pescaires)


tràgul

From New Latin Latin tragulus, diminutive of Latin tragus from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”).


garseta

Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta#Translingual

an egret, especially the little egret (Egretta garzetta)


esplugabous

Verb-object compound, composed of espluga (“to delouse”) + bous (“oxen”).

ca-verb-obj

Bubulcus ibis
Bubulcus ibis#Translingual


llavió

East Atlantic peacock wrasse
East Atlantic peacock wrasse

East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca).


liart

ca-adj

liart (feminine liarda, masculine plural liarts, feminine plural liardes)

liarda (feminine)
liarts (masculine plural)
liardes (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French liart (“greying, greyish”). Cognate to Italian leardo.

bor+

(of horses) Having a coat pattern characterised by depigmentation of black hairs to white; grey


joell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *juliellus, diminutive of iulis (“rainbow wrasse”).

sea smelt (any one of several small saltwater fish in the genus Atherina)


raballa

a mix, similar to whitebait, of small shorefish considered not worth selling individually, generally used to make stock for soups, stews, and paella


peix espàtula

ca-noun

peix espàtula m (plural peixos espàtula)


catxap

Unknown. Perhaps related to Spanish gazapo.


teuladí morisc

teuladí morisc m (plural teuladins moriscs or teuladins moriscos)

teuladins moriscs (plural)
teuladins moriscos (plural)

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual


pardal xarrec

pardal xarrec m (plural pardals xarrecs)

Entre les aus que van preferir fer el niu a l'interior d'una caixa hi ha els pardals xarrecs, els pardals comuns i les mallerengues blaves.

Among the birds which preferred to make their nests inside of a box there are the tree sparrows, the house sparrows, and the blue tits.


rovell d'ou

rovell d'ou m (plural rovells d'ou or rovells d'ous)

rovells d'ou (plural)
rovells d'ous (plural)


llop marí

Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)


mastí

Borrowed from Old French mastin, from Vulgar Latin (canis) *mānsuetinus (“tamed (dog)”), from Latin mānsuetus (“tamed”).


baldriga

Alteration of earlier baldritxa, from Vulgar Latin *pardice, from Latin perdix (“partridge”).


bitxac

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of the bird's cry.


xatrac

tern (any of various seabirds in the family Sternidae)


aigüerola

[əj.ɣwəˈɾɔ.lə]


cabussó

grebe (any of various freshwater birds in the genus Podiceps)


reiet

penny (a former copper coin of Spain equal in value to 1/100th, 1/50th, or 1/20th of a peseta)


griveta boscana

ca-noun

griveta boscana f (plural grivetes boscanes)

Literally, “little thrush of the woods”.


griva cerdana

griva cerdana f (plural grives cerdanes)

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual


grívia

Labrus bergylta
Wikispecies:Labrus bergylta


baldufa

Perhaps related to balda (“latch; door knocker”).

Auxis thazard
Auxis thazard#Translingual

the bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) or the frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)


cérvol mesquer

cérvol mesquer m (plural cérvols mesquers)


mesquer

ca-adj

mesquer (feminine mesquera, masculine plural mesquers, feminine plural mesqueres)

mesquera (feminine)
mesquers (masculine plural)
mesqueres (feminine plural)


bagra

Leuciscus cephalus
Leuciscus cephalus#Translingual


dauradella

[dəw.ɾəˈðe.ʎə]

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


aufrany

Inherited from Vulgar Latin ossifrangēns, from Latin ossifragus (“osprey”), literally "bone-breaking".


càvec

From cavar (“to dig”), with an ending adapted from mànec (“handle”).


ossífrag

Borrowed from Latin ossifragus (“osprey”).


gafarró

serin (bird of genus Serinus or Crithagra)


trencapinyes

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“breaks”) + pinyes (“pinecones”).

ca-verb-obj

Loxia curvirostra
Loxia curvirostra#Translingual

crossbill (particularly the common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra)


pollí

ca-noun

pollí m (plural pollins, feminine pollina)

Inherited from Latin pullīnus, diminutive of pullus.


gerret

Probably from Latin gerrēs + -et (diminutive).

a picarel, especially the Mediterranean food fish Spicara smaris


fredeluca

Alternative feminine form of fredeluc, variant of fredolic (“cold-sensitive”).


creuera

Cruciata laevipes
Wikispecies:Cruciata laevipes


calàpet

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calappacu. Compare Spanish galápago (“tortoise”), Portuguese cágado (“turtle”) and Galician cágado (“tadpole”).


anfós

From the personal name Anfós, a variant form of Alfons (“Alphonsus”).


treslliures

From tres (“three”) + lliures (“pounds”).


esparralló

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spariliō, from Latin sparus.


tallahams

Verb-object compound, composed of talla (“to cut”) + hams (“fishhooks”).


palomida

From Ancient Greek πηλᾰμῠ́ς (pēlămŭ́s, “young tunny”), probably via a Doric Greek form *πᾱλᾰμῠ́ς (*pālămŭ́s).


círvia

From cèrvia, from Late Latin cervia, modification of cerva (“hind”).


pàmpol

Inherited from Latin pompilus, from Ancient Greek πομπῐ́λος (pompĭ́los).


ploranera

schiffornis (tropical bird of the genus Schiffornis)


mosquiter

leaf warbler (bird of the genus Phylloscopus)


botavant

Verb-object compound, composed of bota (“to leap, to bounce”) + avant (“forwards”).


guàrdia civil

one of two national police forces of contemporary Spain


vitrac

Saxicola rubicola
Saxicola rubicola#Translingual


jonquillo

Narcissus tazetta
Wikispecies:Narcissus tazetta

paperwhite narcissus (Narcissus tazetta)


astor

Inherited from Vulgar Latin acceptōrem, modification of Latin accipiter (“hawk”).


papamosques

Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to swallow”) + mosques (“flies”).

flycatcher (small bird in the genus Muscicapa)


aluata

From the genus name, from Kari'na arawata (“Venezuelan red howler”).


gratapalles

Verb-object compound, composed of grata (“to scratch”) + palles (“straws”).


hortolà

ca-noun

hortolà m (plural hortolans, feminine hortolana)


gaig nord-americà

gaig nord-americà m (plural gaigs nord-americans)


calàbria

. Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


roquerol

Eurasian crag martin
Eurasian crag martin

a crag martin, especially the Eurasian crag martin


àguila marina

àguila marina f (plural àguiles marines)


estríjol

From Latin strigilis with a change of termination.


oreneta cuablanca

oreneta cuablanca f (plural orenetes cuablanques)

a house martin, particularly the common house martin


cuablanc

Oenanthe leucura
Wikispecies:Oenanthe leucura


rascletó

Porzana parva
Porzana parva#Translingual


rasclet

Porzana pusilla
Porzana pusilla#Translingual

Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla, syn. Porzana pusilla)


polla cuanegra

polla cuanegra f (plural polles cuanegres)

[ˈpo.ʎə ˌku.əˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˈpo.ʎə ˌku.əˈnə.ɣɾə]

Zapornia bicolor
Zapornia bicolor#Translingual


serp de cascavell

serp de cascavell f (plural serps de cascavell)


serpentari

Borrowed from Late Latin serpentārius (“pertaining to serpents; hunting serpents”), from serpēns (“serpent”).


colobra

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin. Compare Occitan colòbra, French couleuvre, and Spanish culebra. Doublet of cobra, which was borrowed from Portuguese.


cogullada

From cogulla + -ada; literally "cowled one".

crested lark (any of various species in the genus Galerida)


xamerlí

From siberlí, an alteration of sibil·lí (“sibylline”), in reference to the bird's sharp cry (The Song of the Sibyl being a popular performance piece in the mediaeval Catalan Countries).


pàssera

Inherited from Latin passer (“sparrow”).


xalambrí

Minorcan variant of xamerlí (“stone-curlew”).


torlit

Blend of torlina (“lark”) + estorlic (“starling”).


calàndria

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *calandria, from Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós, “stone-curlew”).


garneu

From Occitan gronard, from gronir (“to grunt”). Cognate with English gurnard.


llampuga

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lampūca, from lampas (“lamp; torch”). Or perhaps from Ancient Greek λάμπουσα (lámpousa), present active participle of λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”).


os formiguer

ca-noun

os formiguer m (plural ossos formiguers)


gosset de les praderies

gosset de les praderies m (plural gossets de les praderies)


porc formiguer

porc formiguer m (plural porcs formiguers)


gos viverrí

Literally, “viverrine dog”, from Latin viverrīnus (“ferret-like; civet-like”).


gosset

(in the plural) spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)


os rentador

From os (“bear”) + rentador (“washing”) (from their habit of dousing or "washing" their food; compare French raton laveur, German Waschbär, etc.).


esquirol volador

ca-noun

esquirol volador m (plural esquirols voladors)


esquirol llistat

esquirol llistat m (plural esquirols llistats)


cabrellot

[kə.βɾəˈʎɔt]

[kə.bɾəˈʎɔt]


cabra salvatge

cabra salvatge f (plural cabres salvatges)


coniller

warren hound (any of a variety of dog breeds historically used for rabbit hunting)


passaforadí

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to pass”) + foradí (“small hole”).


cargolet

Cochliasanthus caracalla
Wikispecies:Cochliasanthus caracalla

Vigna carcalla
Wikispecies:Vigna carcalla

snailflower (Cochliasanthus caracalla, syn. Vigna carcalla)


mastegatatxes

Verb-object compound, composed of mastega (“to chew”) + tatxes (“tacks, blemishes”).

European pied flycatcher
European pied flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca
Ficedula hypoleuca#Translingual

European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)


lligacama

Verb-object compound, composed of lliga (“to tie”) + cama (“leg”).


boscarla

any of various small birds of the genus Acrocephalus, popularly known as marsh warblers, reed warblers, swamp warblers, etc.


tallareta

[tə.ʎəˈɾɛ.tə]

[tə.ʎəˈɾə.tə]


arpella comuna

ca-noun

arpella comuna f (plural arpelles comunes)

western marsh harrier
western marsh harrier


arpella

Circus aeruginosus
Circus aeruginosus#Translingual

western marsh harrier
western marsh harrier#English

harrier (any of various birds of prey in the genus Circus, especially Circus aeruginosus, the western marsh harrier)


voltor negre

Eurasian black vulture
Eurasian black vulture


arpellot

harrier (any of various birds of prey in the genus Circus)


trencavits

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + vits (“penises”).


siboc

red-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis)


enganyapastors

Verb-object compound, composed of enganya (“deceives”) + pastors (“shepherds”).


morell xocolater

ca-noun

morell xocolater m (plural morells xocolaters)


anedó

From ànet (“duck”) + -ó (“diminutive ending”).


escloper

ca-noun

escloper m (plural esclopers, feminine esclopera)


espet

From Frankish *spit, from Proto-Germanic *spitą (“spike, skewer”). Cognate with Spanish espeto.

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)


melva

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *milva, alternation of Latin milvus (“gurnard”).

Auxis thazard
Auxis thazard#Translingual


xivita

Tringa ochropus
Tringa ochropus#Translingual


gamba roja

From gamba (“shank”) + roja, feminine of roig (“red”).


picaplatges

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to pierce”) + platges (“beaches”).

ca-verb-obj

turnstone (wading bird of the genus Arenaria)


remena-rocs

Verb-object compound, composed of remena (“to move”) + rocs (“rocs”).


panda petit

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual


còndor

Borrowed from Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur.


ànec negre

[ˈa.nəŋ ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˈa.nəŋ ˈnə.ɣɾə]

scoter (any of several seaducks in the genus Melanitta)


bitó

Botaurus stellaris
Botaurus stellaris#Translingual

any bittern in the genus Botaurus, particularly the Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)


aligot vesper

ca-noun

aligot vesper m (plural aligots vespers)


àguila muntanyenca

àguila muntanyenca f (plural àguiles muntanyenques)

Nisaetus nipalensis
Nisaetus nipalensis#Translingual

mountain hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis)


tórtora rogenca

tórtora rogenca f (plural tórtores rogenques)

oriental turtle dove
oriental turtle dove


mascarell

any of various others birds in the family Sulidae; the boobies and gannets


gorjablanc

ca-adj

gorjablanc (feminine gorjablanca, masculine plural gorjablancs, feminine plural gorjablanques)

gorjablanca (feminine)
gorjablancs (masculine plural)
gorjablanques (feminine plural)

[ˌɡɔr.ʒəˈβlaŋ]

From gorja (“throat”) + blanc (“white”).


gorjablanc

[ˌɡɔr.ʒəˈβlaŋ]


gorjagroc

[ˌɡɔr.ʒəˈɣɾɔk]

[ˌɡɔɾ.d͡ʒaˈɣɾɔk]

From gorja (“throat”) + groc (“yellow”).

yellow-throated marten
yellow-throated marten


grua cridanera

ca-noun

grua cridanera f (plural grues cridaneres)

From grua (“crane”) + cridaner (“shouting, screaming”).

com

Grus americana
Grus americana#Translingual


menjamel

[ˌməɲ.ʒəˈmɛl]

Verb-object compound, composed of menja (“to eat”) + mel (“honey”).

ca-verb-obj

honeyeater (bird of the family Meliphagidae)


àguila menjamones

ca-noun

àguila menjamones f (plural àguiles menjamones)

From àguila (“eagle”) + menja (“eats”) + mones (“monkeys”).


martinet menut

ca-noun

martinet menut m (plural martinets menuts)


martinet blanc

martinet blanc m (plural martinets blancs)


martinet ros

martinet ros m (plural martinets rossos)

Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola ralloides#Translingual

squacco (an Old World pond heron, Ardeola ralloides)


lludrió llistat

lludrió llistat m (plural lludrions llistats)

western three-toed skink (Chalcides striatus)


bívia

Possibly from brívia, metathesis of víbria (“wyvern”).


escolà

From Late Latin *scholānus, from scholāris (“scholar”).


cercopitec

guenon (primate of the genus Cercopithecus)


castanyoleta

From castanyola (“Atlantic pomfret”) + -eta.

Chromis chromis, a species of damselfish native to the Mediterranean


ofegabous

[uˌfɛ.ɣəˈβɔws]

Verb-object compound, composed of ofega (“to smother”) + bous (“oxen”), from the fact that it secrets poisons when bitten.


fardatxo

Borrowed from Mozarabic *sarvačo~*fardačo.

bor+

a lizard, especially the ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)


mona de nit

douroucouli (small primate of the genus Aotus)


repicatalons

Verb-object compound, composed of repica (“to peck again”) + talons (“heels”).


pagell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pagellus, diminutive of Latin phager (“sea bream”).


solraig

Perhaps from sol (“sun”) + roig (“red”).


tauró martell

ca-noun

tauró martell m (plural taurons martell)


tauró balena

[təwˈɾo βəˈlɛ.nə]


perca americana

perca americana f (plural perques americanes)

From perca (“perch”) + americana, feminine of americà (“American”).

black bass (any species in the genus Micropterus, especially the largemouth bass)


gatvaire

From gat (“cat”) + vaire, variant of vair (“variegated”).


mallerenga petita

mallerenga petita f (plural mallerengues petites)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + petita, feminine form of petit (“small”).

Periparus ater
Periparus ater#Translingual


mallerenga blava

mallerenga blava f (plural mallerengues blaves)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + blava, feminine form of blau (“blue”).


tauró follet

Literally, “goblin shark”. Calque of Japanese 天狗鮫.


mallerenga carbonera

mallerenga carbonera f (plural mallerengues carboneres)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + carbonera, feminine form of carboner (“pertaining to (char)coal”).


cornella emmantellada

cornella emmantellada f (plural cornelles emmantellades)

From cornella (“carrion crow”) + emmantellada, feminine past participle of emmantellar (“to cover with a coat”).

com

Corvus cornix
Corvus cornix#Translingual


graula

Inherited from Vulgar Latin grāgula, variant form of Late Latin grācula. Doublet of gralla.

Corvus frugilegus
Corvus frugilegus#Translingual


clavellada

[klə.βəˈʎa.ðə]


cuereta

From cuera + -eta or from Latin coda (“tail”) + erecta, feminine of erectus (“erect”). (Compare Gascon codereite.)


escuraflascons

Verb-object compound, composed of escura (“to clean”) + flascons (“bottles, flasks”).


pinsà borroner

ca-noun

pinsà borroner m (plural pinsans borroners)

From pinsà (“chaffinch”) + borroner, from borró (“bud”).


verderolet

Carduelis citrinella
Wikispecies:Carduelis citrinella


pinsà dels pins

pinsà dels pins m (plural pinsans dels pins)


llucareta

From Vulgar Latin lūcānīnus by dissimilation.


xucladit

Verb-object compound, composed of xucla (“to suck”) + dit (“finger”).

ca-verb-obj

Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Wikispecies:Lepadogaster lepadogaster

shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)


borrec

ca-noun

borrec m (plural borrecs, feminine borrega)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin burrus or burra.

young sheep (until approximately 14 or 15 months of age)


tarpó

a tarpon, especially an Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)


correcamins

Verb-object compound, composed of corre (“to run”) + camins (“roads”).


nyandú

Borrowed from Spanish ñandú, from Guaraní ñandu guasu (literally “big spider”).


trotllo negre

ca-noun

trotllo negre m (plural trotllos negres)

[tɾuʎˈʎɔ ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[tɾoˈʎɔ ˈnə.ɣɾə]


sardinel·la

Sardinella fimbriata
Wikispecies:Sardinella fimbriata

fringescale sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata)


meleta

Sprattus sprattus
Sprattus sprattus#Translingual


alatxa

From Latin allēc (“fish sauce”). Compare Italian alaccia.

Sardinella aurita
Wikispecies:Sardinella aurita


fals gavial

Tomistoma schlegelii
Wikispecies:Tomistoma schlegelii


amploia

From Ligurian anciôa. Doublet of anxova.


llobarro

a seabass, especially the European seabass


llopet

Cobitis paludica, a species of spiny loach native to Spain and Portugal


ase mossegaire

ase mossegaire m (plural ases mossegaires)

Blennius ocellaris
Wikispecies:Blennius ocellaris

the butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)


tortuga mossegadora

tortuga mossegadora f (plural tortugues mossegadores)

From tortuga (“turtle, tortoise”) + mossegadora, feminine form of mossegador (“biting”).


tortuga marina

ca-noun

tortuga marina f (plural tortugues marines)


miloca

Aegolius funereus
Aegolius funereus#Translingual


captinyós

From cap (“head”) + tinyós (“infected with ringworm”), due to the reddish appearance of its large head.

com

small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)


escórpora

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).


tàntal americà

ca-noun

tàntal americà m (plural tàntals americans)

Mycteria americana
Mycteria americana#Translingual


tàntal africà

tàntal africà m (plural tàntals africans)

Mycteria ibis
Mycteria ibis#Translingual


abellerol

[ə.βə.ʎəˈɾɔl]

[ə.bə.ʎəˈɾɔl]

Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster#Translingual

a bee-eater, especially the European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)


picot garser gros

picot garser gros m (plural picots garsers grossos)

[piˈkɔd ɡaɾˈseɾ ˈɣɾɔs]

great spotted woodpecker
great spotted woodpecker


gos de caça

From gos (“dog”) + de (“of”) + caça (“hunt”).


musaranya de jardí

musaranya de jardí f (plural musaranyes de jardí)

lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens)


rata talpera

From rata (“rat”) + talpera, feminine form of talper (“mole-like”).

Arvicola amphibius
Arvicola amphibius#Translingual

European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)


rata d'aigua

southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus)


musaranya cuaquadrada

musaranya cuaquadrada f (plural musaranyes cuaquadrades)

Literally, “square-tailed shrew”, from cua (“tail”) + quadrat (“square”).

Sorex araneus
Sorex araneus#Translingual


aranya fragata

aranya fragata f (plural aranyes fragates)


musaranya etrusca

musaranya etrusca f (plural musaranyes etrusques)

From musaranya (“shrew”) + etrusca, feminine form of etrusc (“Etruscan”).


marraix salmó

marraix salmó m (plural marraixos salmó)


batarà

Borrowed from Spanish batará, from Old Tupi batará.

antshrike (any of various species in the family Thamnophilidae)


merla roquera

merla roquera f (plural merles roqueres)


merla d'aigua

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper


merla cuablanca

merla cuablanca f (plural merles cuablanques)

From merla (“blackbird”) + cuablanca, feminine form of cuablanc (“white-tailed”).


merla blava

From merla (“blackbird”) + blava, feminine form of blau (“blue”).


verat volador

verat volador m (plural verats voladors)


cua de rata

rattail (deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae)


falcó mostatxut

falcó mostatxut m (plural falcons mostatxuts)


guatllot

guatllot m (plural guatllots, feminine guatlla)


xoriguer

Inherited from Late Latin sōricārius, from sōrex (“mouse”).


guineu àrtica

guineu àrtica f (plural guineus àrtiques)

From guineu (“fox”) + àrtica (feminine form of àrtic).

com

feminine form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ca">àrtic</i>


vicunya

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.


seitó

Possibly from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olives”), in reference to the colour.

Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulis encrasicolus#Translingual

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)


xanguet

Uncertain. The form of the word has been influenced by sang (“blood”) as the name is applied to various fishes also known as peixos sense sang or "fishes without blood".

the juvenile form of various schooling fish, such as the pilchard and anchovy


aladroc

Inherited from Old Catalan *alazdroc, from Arabic الْأَزْرَق (al-ʔazraq, “the blue one”).


matiner

ca-noun

matiner m (plural matiners, feminine matinera)


tauró pelegrí

tauró pelegrí m (plural taurons pelegrins)


penegal nòrdic

penegal nòrdic m (plural penegals nòrdics)


penegal

Inherited from Latin pelagālis, from pelagus.

blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus)


madrilleta vera

madrilleta vera f (plural madrilletes veres)

From madrilleta (“roach”) + vera, feminine form of ver (“true”).

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


ànec cuallarg

ànec cuallarg m (plural ànecs cuallargs)


madrilla

Borrowed from Spanish madrilla, diminutive of madre (“mother”).

Southwest European nase (Parachondrostoma toxostoma)


madrilleta

[mə.ðɾiˈʎɛ.tə]

[mə.ðɾiˈʎə.tə]


mallerenga cuallarga

mallerenga cuallarga f (plural mallerengues cuallargues)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + cuallarga, feminine form of cuallarg (“long-tailed”).


madrilla bagra

madrilla bagra f (plural madrilles bagres)


cuallarg

ca-adj

cuallarg (feminine cuallarga, masculine plural cuallargs, feminine plural cuallargues)

cuallarga (feminine)
cuallargs (masculine plural)
cuallargues (feminine plural)


ou escalfat

From ou (“egg”) + escalfat, past participle of escalfar.


ou filat

From ou (“egg”) + filat, past participle of filar (“to spin”).


ou farcit

From ou (“egg”) + farcit, past participle of farcir (“to stuff”).


guatlla maresa

ca-noun

guatlla maresa f (plural guatlles mareses)

From guatlla (“quail”) + maresa, feminine form of marès (“sea [relational]”).


picardona d'aigua

picardona d'aigua f (plural picardones d'aigua)

From picardona (“marsh crake”) + de (“of”) + aigua (“water”).


polla crestada

ca-noun

polla crestada f (plural polles crestades)

From polla (“hen”) + crestada, feminine form of crestat (“crested”).


polla pintada

polla pintada f (plural polles pintades)

From polla (“hen”) + pintada, feminine form of pintat (“painted”).

Porzana porzana
Porzana porzana#Translingual


polla d'aigua

From polla (“hen”) + de (“of”) + aigua (“water”).


polla d'aigua comuna

ca-noun

polla d'aigua comuna f (plural polles d'aigua comunes)

From polla d'aigua (“moorhen”) + comuna, feminine form of comú (“common”).


lluerna fosca

lluerna fosca f (plural lluernes fosques)

From lluerna (“gurnard”) + fosca, feminine form of fosc (“dark”).

longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus)


cap d'ase

From cap (“head”) + de (“of”) + ase (“ass”).

Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas#Translingual

(in the plural) French lavender (Lavandula stoechas or Lavandula pedunculata)

(in the plural) woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)


mussol comú

Athene noctua
Athene noctua#Translingual


duc blanc

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual


mussol banyut

mussol banyut m (plural mussols banyuts)


xot eurasiàtic

xot eurasiàtic m (plural xots eurasiàtics)


fumarell

Alteration of fumadell, from fumat + -ell.

marsh tern (bird of the genus Chlidonias)


os formiguer pigmeu

os formiguer pigmeu m (plural ossos formiguers pigmeus)


xot

a scops owl (owl of the genus Otus), especially the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)


ànec xiulador

ànec xiulador m (plural ànecs xiuladors)

a wigeon, especially the Eurasian wigeon


almesquera siberiana

almesquera siberiana f (plural almesqueres siberianes)

From almesquera (“desman”) + siberiana, feminine form of siberià (“Siberian”).


tallarol de casquet

tallarol de casquet m (plural tallarols de casquet)

From tallarol (“typical warbler”) + de (“of”) + casquet (“skullcap”).


tallarol

[ˌta.ʎəˈɾɔl]

Verb-object compound, composed of talla (“to cut”) + rol (“roll”).


tallarol capnegre

ca-noun

tallarol capnegre m (plural tallarols capnegres)

[ˌta.ʎəˈɾɔl ˌkabˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˌta.ʎəˈɾɔl ˌkabˈnə.ɣɾə]

Literally, “black-headed typical warbler”.

lit

Sylvia melanocephala
Sylvia melanocephala#Translingual

Sardinian warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)


caluga blanca

ca-noun

caluga blanca f (plural calugues blanques)

From caluga (“thinlip mullet”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


llissa

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *alīcia. Compare allec (“sardine”).


llissa vera

From llissa (“mullet”) + vera, feminine form of ver (“true”).


arriet

rock louse (an isopod of the genus Ligia)


mufló de les Muntanyes Rocalloses

mufló de les Muntanyes Rocalloses m (plural muflons de les Muntanyes Rocalloses)

muflons de les Muntanyes Rocalloses (plural)


palaia bruixa

palaia bruixa f (plural palaies bruixes)


gall nival

snowcock (bird of the genus Tetraogallus)


bruixa sense taques

bruixa sense taques f (plural bruixes sense taques)

From bruixa (“witch; megrim”) + sense (“without”) + taques (“spots”).


tetolet gris

short-billed dowitcher
short-billed dowitcher


tètol

Probably from Late Latin tetus, variant of titus (“wood pigeon”).


tetolet becllarg

ca-noun

tetolet becllarg m (plural tetolets becllargs)

Literally, “long-beaked dowitcher”, from bec (“beak, bill”) + llarg (“long”).

long-billed dowitcher
long-billed dowitcher


agafamosquits

Verb-object compound, composed of agafa (“to catch”) + mosquits (“mosquitos”).

ca-verb-obj

gnatcatcher (bird in the family Polioptilidae)


pailó

Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis)


bacora

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

der

اَلْبَكُورَة

narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)


anguila elèctrica

ca-noun

anguila elèctrica f (plural anguiles elèctriques)


peix os

bonefish (any of varies species in the family Albulidae)


serpeta cega

From serpeta (“little snake”) + cega, feminine form of cec (“blind”).


serpeta

(figurative) snake, rat (treacherous person)


peixopalo

Borrowed from Old Spanish pexepalo (modern Spanish pejepalo).


corriol gros

corriol gros m (plural corriols grossos)


daurada grossa

daurada grossa f (plural daurades grosses)

From daurada (“plover”) + grossa, feminine of gros (“big”).


corriolet

little ringed plover
little ringed plover


antílop americà

antílop americà m (plural antílops americans)


garseta blanca

garseta blanca f (plural garsetes blanques)

From garseta (“egret”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


garsa de mar

oystercatcher (bird of the genus Haematopus)


falciot negre

falciot negre m (plural falciots negres)

From falciot (“[variant form of falcillot (“swift”)]”) + negre (“black”).

com

􂀿variant form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ca">falcillot</i> (“swift”)􂁀


àneda

Feminine form of Old Catalan ànet (“duck, drake”).


eglefí

Borrowed from French églefin, from Old French esclefin, from Middle Dutch schelvisch (Modern Dutch Dutch schelvis).


orenyola

[u.ɾəˈɲɔ.lə]

[o.ɾəˈɲɔ.lə]

black wing flyingfish (Hirundichthys rondeletii)


llambritja

[ʎəmˈbɾi.d͡ʒə]


orenola

Variant form of orèndola, from Vulgar Latin *hirundula, diminutive of hirundō (“swallow”).


balena blanca

ca-noun

balena blanca f (plural balenes blanques)

From balena (“whale”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


marsuí

Borrowed from French marsouin (“porpoise”), from a Germanic source.


peix gat

a catfish, particularly the black bullhead, an invasive species in the Catalan Countries


peix gat negre

ca-noun

peix gat negre m (plural peixos gat negres)

[ˈpeʒ ˈɡad ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˈpeʒ ˈɡad ˈnə.ɣɾə]


guilla

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.


oriola

Inherited from Latin aureola. Doublet of aurèola, a learned borrowing.

Maltese starthistle (Centaurea melitensis)


ocell del paradís

ocell del paradís m (plural ocells del paradís)


quisso

quisso m (plural quissos, feminine quissa)

Onomatopoeic, from quis-quis (“bark-bark”).