Cortez sea chub

Cortez sea chub (plural Cortez sea chubs)


red moki

Cheilodactylus spectabilis, a species of Australo-Zealandic moki fish.


glass blue-eye

From glass + blue-eye, due to their transparent body.

Kiunga ballochi, a species of transparent blue-eye fish.


aceratheriin

Clipping of translingual †Aceratheriinae.

clipping

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">†Aceratheriinae</i>

Any extinct rhinoceros of the subfamily †Aceratheriinae.


Fraser's dolphin

en-noun

Fraser's dolphin (plural Fraser's dolphins)

From Fraser + -'s + dolphin, named after Francis Fraser, who first studied it.

Lagenodelphis hosei, a species of oceanic dolphin.


Cambondo screeching frog

Cambondo screeching frog (plural Cambondo or screeching frog)

Cambondo (plural)
screeching frog (plural)

Arthroleptis carquejai, a species of screeching frog.


Urungu toad

A true toad of species Sclerophrys urunguensis, of Tanzania and Zambia.


gastromyzontid

Clipping of translingual Gastromyzontidae

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translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Gastromyzontidae</i>

Any loach in the family Gastromyzontidae, sometimes called hillstream loaches.


neotropical silverside

en-noun

neotropical silverside (plural neotropical silversides)

Any species of silverside of the family Atherinopsidae.


Goffin's corella

Goffin's corella (plural Goffin's corellas)

Tanimbar corella
Tanimbar corella#English


yellow-browed antbird

yellow-browed antbird (plural yellow-browed antbirds)

Hypocnemis hypoxantha, a species of antbird.


russet ground squirrel

russet ground squirrel (plural russet ground squirrels)

Spermophilus major, a species of ground squirrel.


Japanese snake blenny

Japanese snake blenny (plural Japanese snake blennies)

Xiphasia matsubarai, a species of combtooth blenny.


Sikkim wedge-billed babbler

Sikkim wedge-billed babbler (plural Sikkim wedge-billed babblers)

Stachyris humei, a species of Old World babbler.


Budgett's frog

Lepidobatrachus laevis, a species of frog often kept as a pet for its comical appearance.


little black serotine

little black serotine (plural little black serotines)

Eptesicus andinus, a species of serotine vesper bat.


Atherton ctenotus

Atherton ctenotus (plural Atherton ctenotuses)

From Atherton + ctenotus (Skink in genus "Ctenotus").

com

Ctenotus monticola, a species of skink in the genus Ctenotus.


big-eyed tree frog

en-noun

big-eyed tree frog (plural big-eyed tree frogs)

Ranoidea exophthalmia, a species of Australian treefrog.


sagebrush sparrow

sagebrush sparrow (plural sagebrush sparrows)

Artemisiospiza nevadensis, a species of New World sparrow.


thicketbird

Any of various species of warbler in the genus Cincloramphus.


yelt

Inherited from Middle English yelte, from Old English ġilte, *ġielte, from Proto-West Germanic *galtijā, extension of Proto-Germanic *galtô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Compare gilt.

A young sow who has not yet had a litter.


bonnet macaque

Macaca radiata, a macaque endemic to southern India.


cave hyena

The cave hyena was widespread and abundant in Europe and north Asia, ranging from Spain to Siberia.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 203:

Crocuta crocuta spelaea
Crocuta crocuta spelaea#Translingual

An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.


giant deer

Countless fossils of the giant deer have been unearthed from Ireland's peat bogs, and it seems that in the nineteenth century no Irish baronial manor was complete without the skull of an ‘Irish elk’ in the entrance hall.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 201:

The extinct Irish elk, Megaloceros giganteus, which lived during the Pleistocene.


kitter

I am looking for kitters that do twins like the C47 DC3 B25 etc///

1996 September 24, Melanie A. Sisneros, “Looking for kitters that do twins!!”, in rec.models.rc.air (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:

Am still sitting on enough stuff to make a lot of other stuff for this NG if the interest ever surfaces. But....I *really* need those of you who got my original kits to please fly them and post the results here. Any small kit maker NEEDS word of mouth in a niche market such as this....just ask Rob or Doug! Even negative responces^([sic]) are helpful as they enable the kitter to see what hes^([sic]) doing wrong and correct it.

1999 September 7, Mike Lee Kochel, “Whatever happened to Novus?”, in rec.models.rockets (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:

I don't do kits very often, but do have a couple in my stash that really appealed. I have never run out of thread though. Funnily enough I think I am doing my first kit in absolute ages and I think it may very well be by the kitter you are talking about.

2001 October 9, Debbie Wright, “enough thread in kits?”, in rec.crafts.textiles.needlework (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:

Except that every other f-16 kitter--including garage outfits like Hasegawa--manage to mold it in one piece, no line.

2007 May 12, tomcervo, “Tamiya F-16: wth?”, in rec.models.scale (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-21:

A person or company that manufactures kits.


horselet

As for the Entrails of Hogs, and eſpecially the Horſelet, which Publius Syrus preferred before all Meats, I find them to be ſtopping, and of bad Nouriſhment;

1746, Thomas Moffett, corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Health’s Improvement: or, Rules Comprizing and Discovering the Nature, Method and Manner of Preparing All Sorts of Foods Used in This Nation, London: […] T. Osborne, page 151:

The crowd of merry-makers who left the Palace tired and happy after pantomime and tea, contained a few pale young journalists, as tired and not less happy, who had neither witnessed the adventures of Robinson Crusoe, nor tasted the delights of the Camera Obscura, who had bought no sweets and put no pennies into automatic machines, who had neither been weighed, nor tested their strength, nor run races with mechanical horselets, but who had the proud satisfaction of knowing that they had done something towards enriching the Post Office and ruining their employer.

1888 January 29, The Reflector, volume I, number 5, London: James Stephen, page 91:

They say most any guy can lead a horse to water, yes, indeed; but then, you bet, it takes some gink to make his horselets take the drink.

An ancient landslide had trapped them in a side canyon, went the story, and they evolved into tiny horselets.


eclectus parrot

eclectus parrot (plural eclectus parrots)

Eclectus roratus
Eclectus roratus#Translingual

Any of species Eclectus roratus (Moluccan eclectus) of parrots of Oceania.


subalpine warbler

subalpine warbler (plural subalpine warblers)

western subalpine warbler
western subalpine warbler

Sylvia cantillans
Sylvia cantillans#Translingual

Any bird of the species Curruca cantillans (eastern subalpine warbler) or Curruca iberiae (western subalpine warbler), both species formerly part of Sylvia cantillans.


heather cock

Tetrao urogallus
Tetrao urogallus#Translingual

Synonym of wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)


cow-mother

A new generation has appeared, and the universal feminine is expressed not so much as Hathor, the cow-mother, but as Isis, the wife and consort.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 217:

(religion) A personification of a maternal cow worshipped as a goddess.


Tassie devil

(slang, Australia, New Zealand) The Tasmanian devil (marsupial native to the island of Tasmania).


whalekind

It was a leading question, and its hidden meaning was not lost on any of them, for Triton was a big and powerful Sperm Whale and they knew that he would gladly fight Poseidon for the future of whalekind, even unto death.

2009, R.A.R. Clouston, The Tempest's Roar, page 291:

("A nation of armless Buddhas" was one Greenpeace cofounder's description of whalekind.)

2020, Rebecca Giggs, Fathoms: The World in the Whale, page 153:

He displaces the violence emblemized by the whaling industry away from whales and onto humankind's fate while transcoding Ahab's defiance as the whale's defiance. Thus he projects humanlike consciousness into the deep, whalekind chronology that, Ishmael says, will outlast humankind's fated time.

2021, Rebecca Giggs, Timothy Sweet, page 91:


mud duck

Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata#Translingual

(zoology) The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata).


Bernese mountain dog

Bernese mountain dog (plural Bernese mountain dogs)

(zoology) A large dog breed, one of the four breeds of the Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps.


hagworm

Inherited from Middle English hagworme (“viper”), from Old Norse hǫggormr (“serpent”), from hǫgg (“stroke, blow”) + ormr (“worm, snake”). Cognate with Icelandic höggormur (“poisonous snake, serpent”), Swedish huggorm (“adder, viper”).

cog

(UK, dialectal) A common snake, such as an adder or a viper.


Natal robin

Cossypha natalensis
Cossypha natalensis#Translingual

red-capped robin-chat (Cossypha natalensis)


gongxianosaur

Clipping of translingual Gongxianosaurus, from Chinese 珙县 (Gǒng Xiàn), the village where its fossils were found.

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translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Gongxianosaurus</i>

Any dinosaur of the Jurassic sauropod genus Gongxianosaurus, one of the earlier genera of sauropods.


freckled blenny

en-noun

freckled blenny (plural freckled blennies)

Hypsoblennius ionthas, a species of combtooth blenny.


porklet

The herd of swine, at that time, more especially set them a longing, from a circumstance of which God has been graciously pleased that we should be particularly informed; and that that they were no sucking pigs, nor mere porklets, or tigerigtigs; but they were a herd of swine feeding, that is, put up to fatten, and all but ready for the butcher.

1829, The Lion, volume IV, London: […] Richard Carlile, page 796:

Nearly a month later, on “the Friday after the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady the Virgin” (which occurred on Feb. 2.), “the six little porklets or sucklings” were brought to trial.

1906, E[dward] P[ayson] Evans, The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals, page 350:

The writer took twenty porklets, aged from two to three months, belonging to five different litters, and divided them into four groups, so arranged that all the litters were represented in each group.

1927, The Scottish Journal of Agriculture, page 466:

All other countries which included swine in their census returns, with the exception of England and Wales and Scotland, have made a distinction between porklets and full grown animals. Among these countries the following have adopted for porklets the limit of six months as recommended in the standard form:[…]A subdivision by sex was required in Argentina for porklets, in Egypt for pigs under one year old, in Western Australia for pigs under one year old other than those used for breeding.

1937, The First World Agricultural Census (1930): A Methodological Study of the Questions Contained in the Forms Adopted for the Purposes of the Census in the Various Countries, pages 103 and 106:

Stage 1 is from the birth of porklets to pork being ready for slaughter.

2020, Honghua Chen, Fen Xu, “Barriers and Facilitators of Front Identification in China’s Pork Traceability Syste,”, in Antonio J. Tallón-Ballesteros, editor, Modern Management based on Big Data I: Proceedings of MMBD 2020, IOS Press, →ISBN, page 45:

A young pig, especially one that is to be raised to produce pork.


long-tailed titmouse

long-tailed titmouse (plural long-tailed titmice)

In the gnarled willow trees by the brook I saw a tiny long-tailed titmouse disappear into a fork of a tree. The bird had entered a nest covered with lichens, and the nest looked exactly like the lichen-covered tree itself.

1983, Bernd Heinrich, In a Patch of Fireweed, page 11:

Aegithalos caudatus
Aegithalos caudatus#Translingual


Flemish horse

A draft horse of a Belgian breed that became extinct in the 19th century when it was merged with the Brabant to create the Belgian Draught, but has since been recreated from some stock kept by Amish people in the United States.


Bassador

A dog of a breed resulting from breeding the basset hound and the Labrador retriever.


megaraptor

(paleontology) A member of the genus Megaraptor of large theropod dinosaurs that lived in the Turonian to Coniacian ages of the Late Cretaceous.


prickly shark

The bottom-dwelling shark, Echinorhinus cookei, family Echinorhinidae, found in the Pacific Ocean.


gulper shark

especially of species Centrophorus granulosus, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans.


bramble shark

The shark, Echinorhinus brucus, family Echinorhinidae, found in tropical and temperate seas.


bullhead shark

Any shark of most species in the genus Heterodontus.


blind shark

Erroneously so named because they close their eyes tightly when taken out of the water; not actually blind.

Either of two bottom-dwelling sharks constituting the family Brachaeluridae.


grey nurse shark

grey nurse shark (plural grey nurse sharks)

A common and cosmopolitan species of shark, Carcharias taurus, family Odontaspididae.


reef shark

Any of various sharks that inhabit coral reefs, especially of the family Carcharhinidae.


collared carpet shark

collared carpet shark (plural collared carpet sharks)

Any shark of the family Parascylliidae, of the western Pacific Ocean.


sleeper shark

From sleeper + shark, referring to their slow, lethargic habits.


Australian bonito

Australian bonito (plural Australian bonitos)

A marine species of bonito located in the Australian and Oceanic region, Sarda australis.


Pacific bonito

Sarda lineolata
Sarda lineolata#Translingual

Sarda lineolata, of the shallower waters of the Pacific.


red-billed woodcreeper

red-billed woodcreeper (plural red-billed woodcreepers)

Hylexetastes perrotii, a species of woodcreeper bird found in regions of Africa and South America.


yellowcrown

Yellowcrowns can be found in a variety of habitats from coastal mangroves (e.g., Tampa Bay) to interior hardwood swamps […]

1989, H. W. Kale, David S. Maehr, Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference, page 42:

golden-crowned warbler
golden-crowned warbler#English


phrog

(slang, criminology) A person who secretly lives in another’s home without authorization.


floofer

I find the dogs of Hyrule especially deserving since I just found out today that these goofy floofers don’t just stand around looking cute, but apparently they’ll also lead you to buried treasure.

2017 March 15, Rebekah Valentine, “Dogs Will Lead You to Treasure in Breath of the Wild”, in App Trigger (FanSided), Minute Media:

Here we are yet again, Brevard brethren. It's Fri-YAY and you know what that means! It's time to feature the pupper, floofer, doggo or doge of the week! WEEEEEEE!

2017 August 18, “BDB: Wowzas! Check out waterspout on Banana River; rocket launch, Slurpees, Doggo of the Week”, in Florida Today:

A fleece throw and pillow set that'll make any space cozier for your lil' floofer.

2017 December 6, Emmy Favilla, “Just 29 Really Adorable Gifts For Your Dog”, in BuzzFeed:

This 7.44" x 9.69" (18.9 x 24.61cm) composition book features a full color big ole floofer on the glossy cover.

2018, Atlantic Journals, Big Ole Floofer Golden Retriever Composition Book and Notebook, CreateSpace, →ISBN:

Good places to start are “Cat City” and “Big Hecking Group of Dang Doggos.” And if you’re in any of those groups already, you know that true aficionados don’t just appreciate the floofers, they speak the lingo.

2018 March 8, Alizay Jalisi, “My answer to the age old question: cats or dogs?”, in The Johns Hopkins News-Letter:

The skull gives researchers a rare glimpse into the history of these bamboo-loving floofers, and of bears in general.

2018 June 19, Elijah Wolfson, Katherine Ellen Foley, Olivia Goldhill, “Humans should stop meddling with pandas and let them die”, in Quartz:

Sure, we'd all love to pet a majestic floofer as we listen to an obscure indie band, but nothing kills the good vibes like stepping in some canine excrement or, I dunno, getting bit.

2018 July 24, Thomas Novelly, “Waterfront Wednesday is adding a fence to enforce its dog and beer ban”, in The Courier-Journal:

Everybody knows about Queen Elizabeth II's corgis — she was given her first one by her father when she turned 18, and has had some in the royal palaces of England ever since — but there's a lot more to dogs in royal courts than those little floofers.

2018 August 29, JR Thorpe, “7 Dog Breeds That Royals Have Always Been Obsessed With (Other Than Corgis)”, in Bustle:

Netflix Drops Trailer For ‘Dogs’, The Doco Dedicated To Your Floofer Friends

Red Brick Hangar Market loves dogs, so much so, there’s a stall dedicated entirely to woofers, puppers and floofers alike.

2018 November 1, “Red Brick Hangar Market is Liverpool’s own version of Wonderland”, in The Guide Liverpool:

If you are interested in adopting any of these floofers, please call […] or email […]

2018 November 25, Jen, “Thinking Of Adopting A Dog? These Beautiful Doggos Are Looking For Their Forever Home”, in Lovin Dublin, Lovin Media Group:

Feast your eyes on some very good—and very unemployed—floofers below:[…]

2018 December 31, Brittany Shepherd, “Pictures of DC Residents’ Pets Really Not Caring About the Government Shutdown Are Becoming a Thing”, in Washingtonian:

Simply grab yourself a bottle and pour the recommended dosage over your floofer’s food to serve.

2019, Serena Faber-Nelson, Dog Mama: 200 Tips, Trends, and How-To Secrets for Stylish Dog Owners, Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:

Based on the social media sensation, #WeRateDogs features photos of the most heroic puppers, adorable floofers and entertaining pooches the world has ever seen.

2019, Charlie Ellis, Love Is a Labrador: A Lab-Tastic Celebration of the World’s Favourite Dog, Summersdale Publishers Ltd, →ISBN:

And Insider says this floofer [the Shih Tzu] hates exercise, so you'll practically have to force this little cutie off your lap.[…]There are so many awesome floofers out there that might be perfect for your next cuddle-sesh, and these are just 11 of the breeds that are out there.[…]Try to do a little research before first, and find the floofer that fits your specific lifestyle needs.

2019 April 12, Mika Doyle, “Chill Dog Breeds Who'll Want To Lounge Around Your Apartment With You”, in Bustle:

In recent years, as the need for mental health services on campuses has increased, more and more colleges are introducing comfort floofers to often overwhelming environments.

2019 April 26, Claire Voon, “Loyola’s Therapy Dog Is the Hero We Need”, in Chicago:

These floofers like to live life to the fullest and leave no stone unturned.

2019 May 18, Jessica Wang, “Doggoscopes: The perfect dog breed for you, based on your star sign.”, in Mamamia:

There's often woofers, puppers and floofers chilling with their owners.

2019 July 16, Éadaoin Fitzmaurice, “The Top 10 Dog-Friendly Brunch Cafés In Dublin”, in Lovin Dublin, Lovin Media Group:

So whether your floofer is more of a Johann Sebastian Bork or a Claws Debussy, give your pup the great classical title they deserve.

2019 November 6, Maddy Shaw Roberts, “21 pawfect dog names for classical music lovers”, in Classic FM:

And other folks working the body scanner crack a grin after the four-legged floofer, outfitted in a blue-and-black plaid vest advertising “Pet me!”, emerges from the metal detector.

2019 November 14, Jenny McCoy, “Meet Shogun, Arguably the Chillest (And Fluffiest) Employee At DIA”, in 5280:

You got your puppers and pupperinos, floofers and boofers, even the exotic noodle horse and cloud. Yes, there are many varieties of doggo, but don’t do yourself a confusion.

2020, Doing Things Media, Doggos Doing Things: The Hilarious World of Puppos, Borkers, and Other Good Bois, Running Press, →ISBN:

And just like any other dog, this floofer enjoys the finer things in life–the wind in his fur, playing in the mud, and toys with squeakers.

2020 January 28, Kayla Butler, “This Alberta dog with a twisted face is an Instagram star”, in CityNews:

This floofer is ready to get some serious work done

2020 March 18, Alice Dear, “15 pictures of pets working from home with their owners to brighten your day”, in Heart:

Raptors' Malcolm Miller named his gorgeous floofer North.

2020 March 23, Karen Doradea, “The Raptors & Leafs Are Keeping Us All Pawsitive On National Puppy Day (PHOTOS)”, in Narcity, Narcity Media:

This floofer was caught snugglin' on the security camera:[…]

2020 May 17, Syd Robinson, “14 Dog Posts From This Week That Are Honestly Just Really Important”, in BuzzFeed:

The Internet is a treasure trove for happy and derpy doggo content. Those who’re lucky enough to enjoy the company of these loveable floofers can’t help but share their adorableness with the world.

2020 July 23, Amrita Kohli, “Watch Toni the pupper discover sunshine and try to do this”, in Hindustan Times:

The floofer's literally in heaven!

2020 September 14, Shelby Heinrich, “People Are Brushing Their Cats With Toothbrushes Because It "Reminds Them Of Their Mothers" And The Reactions Are Too Cute”, in BuzzFeed:

If chonky cats, good boys, or floofers just aren’t cutting it for you these days, there’s something else you need to see.

2020 September 25, Megan Sadler, “Need a reason to smile? Check out these #FatBearWeek pics”, in WVLT-TV:

While you still have to pay for claims out of pocket, pet insurance reimburses you on the back end. This comes in handy when your floofer decides to have a brush with death.

2020 October 26, Hunter Fenollol, “Pet Insurance: Cost, companies and everything you need to know”, in Tom’s Guide, Future US:

Cloud – a super-fluffy floofer.

2021 April, HarperCollins, Chonk and Smol: Puppers, Woofers, Floofers and Frens, HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN:

Whether your cherished companion is a little furball or a big bouncy floofer, they can get into a ton of trouble.

2021 April 20, Sam Baran, “RACV Pet Insurance”, in Finder:

Spray some on a cloth, wipe your floofer down, and let them air-dry!

2021 June 23, Laura Hanrahan, Rosemary Wojtkowski, “The 17 Best Dog Shampoos for Your Fahncy, Luxury-Loving Pup”, in Cosmopolitan:

Yes there is doggie suncream, light and white haired floofers need to be particularly careful as they can get sun burnt easily.

2021 July 19, Lynda Keogh, “DSPCA vet gives advice on how to care for your pet in this hot weather”, in Lovin Dublin, Lovin Media Group:

bewitching floofer baby

2021 October, Megan Lynn Kott, “Introduction: Fortune Favors the Furry”, in Pawmistry: Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe with Cats, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 13:

Because of the folks at Animal Care & Control, we have our scruffy puppers and blocky-headed wigglebutts and chonky floofers, loved and spoiled as any pet should be.

2021 November 10, Jen Tota McGivney, “2021 Charlotteans of the Year: CMPD Animal Care & Control”, in Charlotte Magazine, Morris Media Network:

Add in the customers at the feed store, and Pippa felt like a one person complaint department. Ansel had her mostly working in the back away from everyone, but sometimes she had to go out into the main store. And she got to look like a complete idiot when people asked where the floofers or whose-its or whatevers were and she had no idea what they were talking about.

2021 December, Genevieve Turner, Cowboy, Take Me Home: A Steamy Enemies to Lovers Cowboy Romance (Cowboy Homecoming; book one), Penny Bright Publishing, page 95:

Who doesn't love a floofer?

2022 January 23, Emma Horn, “Best videos from around Australia for January 23, 2022”, in The Flinders News, archived from the original on 2022-07-15:

So, on that note, here is an exhaustive list of the cutest lil floofers who’ve hit the social media jackpot. [list with a fox, a cat, a squirrel, a pug, two pigs, a hedgehog and another dog]

2022 April 6, Teri Campbell, “Wanna Be a Pet-fluencer? So Do One in Four Pet Owners, Apparently”, in Student Edge:

This handsome floofer will steal your heart with his easygoing demeanor, soft fur, and adorable teeny-tiny meow.

2022 April 23, Nikki Slade, “Southern Utah Adoptable Pets Guide – April 23, 2022”, in The Independent:

A small floofer is just a woofer.

2022 April 16, Faith Storey, “A Look Back: “Top Lessons Learned from Our Best and Worst Marketing Experiments” with Lucidchart Co-Founder Karl Sun (Video + Transcript)”, in SaaStr:

Whether the dog in question is Chihuahua-size or a big old floofer, all BarkBox plans are the same price, which makes this charming subscription gift especially cost-effective.

2022 June 2, Tiffany Dodson, Sara Coughlin, Malia Griggs, “48 Thoughtful Subscription Gifts for Every Type of Person”, in Self:

(DoggoLingo) An animal, especially a fluffy or big animal, and/or a dog.

An animal, especially a fluffy or big animal, and/or a dog.


starting gate

(equestrianism, dog racing) A machine used to ensure a fair start to in horse dog racing by opening doors to allow the racing animals out at the same time.


thorny devil

A lizard of species Moloch horridus, of Australia.


thalasseleotridid

Any of the family Thalasseleotrididae of gobioid fish.


Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizard

Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizard (plural Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizards)

Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizards (plural)

From Monte Cristo + arboreal + alligator lizard.

com

Abronia montecristoi, a species of endangered anguid lizard found in El Salvador and Honduras.


Horgi

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Siberian Husky and Welsh corgi.


eastern crevice skink

en-noun

eastern crevice skink (plural eastern crevice skinks)

From eastern + crevice skink (various skinks of the genus Egernia).

com

Egernia mcpheei, a species of large skink native to eastern Australia.


Daniff

A dog that is a crossbreed of a Great Dane and a mastiff.


llamanaco

A mammal of the camel family that is the hybrid offspring of a llama and a guanaco.


majestic flap-flap

en-noun

majestic flap-flap (plural majestic flap-flaps)

majestic flap flap
majestic flap flap#English

(Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of majestic flap flap.


majestic sea flap-flap

majestic sea flap-flap (plural majestic sea flap-flaps)

majestic sea flap flap
majestic sea flap flap#English

(Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of majestic sea flap flap.


golden wonder killifish

An aquarium variant of the striped panchax (Aplocheilus lineatus) with a more yellowish coloration.


horned sungem

Heliactin bilophus, a hummingbird of Bolivia, Brazil, and Suriname.


fart squirrel

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fart squirrel.wav

From a likening of the foul smell of a skunk's spray to that of a fart, and the fluffy, upright appearance of its tail when in a defensive posture to the tail of a squirrel.

A fart squirrel has been angered very close by. But it's too warm to close the windows. *eyes water*

2016 April 24, NOT HERE (@farorenightclaw), Twitter:

Haven’t told my husband yet that I offered to wean/release 6 orphaned fart squirrels. Is this grounds for a divorce?

2019 March 18, Elissa Dowling (@Elissadowling), Twitter:

My dog got shot in the chest by one of these "fart squirrels" last week. Finally getting some relief from the smell after a week. 🐕🦨

2022 July 23, Ms. Lacey (@nonniebluvs), Twitter:


giraffe sheep

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-giraffe sheep.wav

From a likening of the long neck of a llama or alpaca to that of a giraffe and its wooly coat to that of a sheep.

I have a family with 2 little girls coming to stay this weekend. The goats and giraffe sheep will end up horribly over fed.

2016 March 21, jo (@jofromgreylynn), Twitter:

I went to see the giraffe sheep down the road, and meet their new baby giraffe lambs.

2018 September 8, Brad Kul (@Brad_Kul), Twitter:

I have been trying to get this through my spouse’s head. A few alpacas as pets? Fine. But don’t think we’re getting into the fluffy giraffe sheep business anytime soon.

2019 October 2, R.L. (@SendSaddlebreds), Twitter:

(Internet slang, humorous) A llama or alpaca.


majestic flap flap

majestic flap flap (plural majestic flap flaps)

From a humorous allusion to the flapping motion of a manta ray's pectoral fins when it is swimming or breaching.

THESE SHARKS AND MAJESTIC FLAP FLAPS WERE JUST CHILLIN ON THE FLOOR OF THE TANK

2014 August 23, wing (@wingograph), Twitter:

Went to an aquarium today. Got to pet a majestic flap flap.

2016 September 1, Gremlin Enthusiast (@spacedaydreamer), Twitter:

Another one.. on my very first dive in Indonesia, I was welcomed by these majestic flap flaps .. an absolute dream come true moment.

2022 January 12, Vik (@AgentRedDot), Twitter:


sea pancake

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sea pancake.wav

From a jocular likening of the flattish shape of a manta ray to a pancake.

I wanna go to the aquarium and pet the sea pancakes :-(

All of these sea pancakes greeted me at once today and I felt so blessed 😍🙌🏼 #SheddAquarium

2016 July 14, Michaela (@MichaelaPCecala), Twitter:

Here are some sea pancakes to brighten your day! 😃

2019 August 27, Audubon Nature Institute (@AudubonNature), Twitter:


majestic sea flap flap

majestic sea flap flap (plural majestic sea flap flaps)

The majestic sea flap flap is both beautiful and floppy.

2016 February 24, Sammie (@Sammie14333), Twitter:

Might be a bit late (or very early) for #FlatSharkFriday, but... majestic sea flap-flaps all over the place today at Nusa Penida!

2017 April 22, Simon Pierce (@simonpierce), Twitter:

We went to the aquarium this weekend. Enjoy my picture of the majestic sea flap-flap.

2022 July 18, Lins (@emberblaze), Twitter:

(Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of majestic flap flap.


murder log

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-murder log.wav

From a likening of the appearance of a crocodilian waiting to ambush prey to that of a log submerged in water.

They tell us the murder logs are *not* NASA employees.

2018 April 16, Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast), Twitter:

Teaching in Florida is great because there are always murder logs outside your classroom. #alligator

2018 April 20, Jason Herbert, Ph.D. (@HerbertHistory), Twitter:

Toss in some “murder logs” and you have the best moat ever

2020 September 29, Liset (@Krzwyf), Twitter:

(Internet slang, humorous) An alligator or crocodile.


chimponaut

After two hours of fussing, Enos. the 5½-year-old chimponaut, was ready to ride the first passenger-carrying orbital flight of U.S. Project Mercury.

1961 December 8, “Science: Meditative Chimponaut”, in Time:

But scientists around the world have also performed studies that are now considered bizarre or brutal. The U.S. Air Force’s chimponaut program shot them into space.

2007, Jon Cohen, “The Endangered Lab Chimp”, in Science, volume 315, number 5811, →DOI, page 451:

A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight programme.


Somali ostrich

Somali ostrich (plural Somali ostriches)

Struthio molybdophanes
Struthio molybdophanes#Translingual

Struthio molybdophanes, a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa, previously considered to be a subspecies of the common ostrich.


sharp-tailed sparrow

sharp-tailed sparrow (plural sharp-tailed sparrows)

(historical) Either the saltmarsh sparrow or Nelson's sparrow (previously believed to be the same species).


saltmarsh sparrow

saltmarsh sparrow (plural saltmarsh sparrows)

Ammospiza caudacuta, a small New World sparrow.


thickskin shark

thickskin shark (plural thickskin sharks)


sandbar shark

A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.


yellow-rumped warbler

yellow-rumped warbler (plural yellow-rumped warblers)

The North American bird Setophaga coronata.


ground hornbill

ground hornbill (plural ground hornbills)

Either of two large African ground-dwelling birds in the family Bucorvidae.


cathartiform

(paleontology) A bird in the order Cathartiformes, which contains the New World vultures in the family Cathartidae and their extinct relatives in the family Teratornithidae (though many taxonomists classify them in the order Accipitriformes instead).


buchanosteoid

(paleontology) A fossil fish of the superfamily Buchanosteoidea.


Brandt's bat

Named for the German zoologist Johann Friedrich von Brandt.

Myotis brandtii, a vesper bat found throughout most of Europe and in parts of western Asia.


Gouldian finch

Gouldian finch (plural Gouldian finches)

From Gould (“in honor of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) bird artist and wife of English ornithologist John Gould”) + -ian.

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A species of estrildid finch, Chloebia gouldiae, endemic to northern Australia and a common cagebird.


brown goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus
Accipiter fasciatus#Translingual

A bird of prey, Accipiter fasciatus, of Australia, southern Indonesia, New Guinea, and the western Pacific, one of the many species of Accipiter present in the region.


aistopod

(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.


Paulian's trident bat

en-noun

Paulian's trident bat (plural Paulian's trident bats)

Paratriaenops pauliani, a species of Old World leaf-nosed bat.


black panther

Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus#Translingual

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual

A melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) or the jaguar (Panthera onca).

黑豹

melanistic colour variant of the leopard or the jaguar


estuarine crocodile

estuarine crocodile (plural estuarine crocodiles)

saltwater crocodile
saltwater crocodile#English

Synonym of saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)


acciptrid

(zoology) Any bird from the Accipitridae family


longfin pilot whale

longfin pilot whale (plural longfin pilot whales)

Unfortunately, the exact populations of the above mammals are not known, although it is believed that longfin pilot whales are very common throughout the North Atlantic.

2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7:

A large species of dolphin, Globicephala melas, of the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean.


white-sided dolphin

white-sided dolphin (plural white-sided dolphins)

The white-sided dolphin is very agile and often breaches and lobtails, surfacing to breathe about every 15 seconds.

Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Pacific white-sided dolphin
Pacific white-sided dolphin

Any dolphin of the genus Lagenorhynchus which have conspicuous white markings on the sides of the body: especially Lagenorhynchus acutus in the North Atlantic (the Atlantic white-sided dolphin), and Lagenorhynchus obliquidens in the North Pacific (the Pacific white-sided dolphin).


Texas spotted whiptail

Texas spotted whiptail (plural Texas spotted whiptails)

Aspidoscelis gularis, a species of whiptail with six subspecies.


Texas spiny lizard

Texas spiny lizard (plural Texas spiny lizards)

Sceloporus olivaceus, a species of spiny lizard most commonly found in Texas, which tends to stay in trees for natural camouflage.


Siberian hamster

Siberian hamster (plural Siberian hamsters)

Djungarian hamster
Djungarian hamster#English


Russian winter white dwarf hamster

Russian winter white dwarf hamster (plural Russian winter white dwarf hamsters)

Russian winter white dwarf hamsters (plural)


Siberian dwarf hamster

Siberian dwarf hamster (plural Siberian dwarf hamsters)


desert mole rat

desert mole rat (plural desert mole rats)


chatshrike

white-tailed shrike
white-tailed shrike#English

Synonym of white-tailed shrike (“Lanioturdus torquatus”)


cochoa

Any member of the genus Cochoa of medium-sized frugivorous, insectivorous and molluscivorous birds.


mountain avocetbill

mountain avocetbill (plural mountain avocetbills)

Opisthoprora euryptera, a hummingbird of South America.


calyptura

As if both to annoy […] and to delight […] the authors, the calyptura revealed its presence once more in the very same year that Brooks and Balmford published their work.

2017, Chris D. Thomas, Inheritors of the Earth:


illadopsis

Any member of the genus Illadopsis of secretive forest birds of tropical Africa.


kikau

Foulehaio procerior, a honeyeater endemic to Fiji.


white-tailed shrike

white-tailed shrike (plural white-tailed shrikes)

Lanioturdus torquatus, a passerine bird of western Angola and Namibia.


spectacled prickletail

spectacled prickletail (plural spectacled prickletails)


white-breasted waterhen

white-breasted waterhen (plural white-breasted waterhens)

Amaurornis phoenicurus
Amaurornis phoenicurus#Translingual

Amaurornis phoenicurus, a species of waterhen found in tropical Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia.


dusky woodswallow

dusky woodswallow (plural dusky woodswallows)

Artamus cyanopterus, a species of woodswallow.


utaka

Open water-dwelling cichlids found in Lake Malawi.


glyptosaurine

Clipping of translingual Glyptosaurinae + -ine

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translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Glyptosaurinae</i>

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(paleontology, zoology) Any extinct anguid lizard of the subfamily Glyptosaurinae, known for their osteoderms.


onespot fringehead

en-noun

onespot fringehead (plural onespot fringeheads)

Neoclinus uninotatus, a species of fringehead blenny.


fluffy-backed tit-babbler

fluffy-backed tit-babbler (plural fluffy-backed tit-babblers)

A bird found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand (Macronus ptilosus.).


tit-flycatcher

Any of various birds in the genus Myioparus.


tit-warbler

Any of various birds in the genus Leptopoecile.


tit-spinetail

Any of various birds in the genus Leptasthenura.


tit-babbler

Any of various birds in the genus Macronus.


woodlizard

Any species in the genus Enyalioides, also sometimes called dwarf iguanas.


shriketit

Any of various subspecies of passerine birds in the genus Falcunculus.


warty thick-toed gecko

warty thick-toed gecko (plural warty thick-toed geckos)

From warty + thick-toed gecko (gecko of genus "Elasmodactylus").

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(zoology) Elasmodactylus tuberculosus, a species of eastern-African gecko.


thick-billed green pigeon

en-noun

thick-billed green pigeon (plural thick-billed green pigeons)

From thick-billed + green pigeon (Treron genus birds).

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Treron curvirostra
Treron curvirostra#Translingual

Any of species Treron curvirostra of columbid birds, found from Nepal to the Philippines.


ovalentarian

suf

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Ovalentaria</i>

Any fish of the clade Ovalentaria, in the clade Percomorpha.


bare-eye

Any of the genus Phlegopsis of insectivorous passerine birds of South America, having a colourful bare patch of skin around the eyes.


quilkin

And make me eat quilkins and pagetepooes, / And woorship the Devel, and wear 'oaden shoes!

1846, Jan Treenoodle, Specimens of Cornish provincial dialect (page 35)

(UK, obsolete, Cornwall) A frog or toad.


harnessed antelope

en-noun

harnessed antelope (plural harnessed antelopes)

Any antelope of the genus Tragelaphus, especially the bushbuck.


desmatosuchine

Clipping of translingual Desmatosuchinae

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translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Desmatosuchinae</i>

Any member of the Desmatosuchinae, a major subfamily of aetosaurs, which are not technically dinosaurs.


typothoracine

Clipping of translingual Typothoracinae, itself from Typothorax + -inae.

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Typothoracinae</i>

(paleontology) Any stagonolepidid aetosaur of the subfamily Typothoracinae.


aetosaurine

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Aetosaurinae</i>

(paleontology) A member of the sufamily Aetosaurinae, of the family Stagonolepididae.


so-iuy mullet

From so-iuy + mullet, Derived from translingual Mugil so-iuy, Derived from Mandarin 梭魚／梭鱼 (suōyú).


Asian box turtle

en-noun

Asian box turtle (plural Asian box turtles)


bokikokiko

Acrocephalus aequinoctialis, a warbler found only on Kiritimati and Kiribati.


canebrake groundcreeper

canebrake groundcreeper (plural canebrake groundcreepers)

Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides, a bird of South America.


sand rat

Any of the rodents in the genus Psammomys, related to gerbils.


Antarctic petrel

Antarctic petrel (plural Antarctic petrels)

Saw a great number of penguins on an ice island and some Antartick petrels flying about.

1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 15 December

Thalassoica antarctica
Thalassoica antarctica#Translingual

A species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.


suchomimus

suchomimus (plural suchomimus or suchomimuses)

suchomimus (plural)
suchomimuses (plural)

Borrowed from translingual Suchomimus, from sucho- + Latin mīmus (“mimic”).

(paleontology) Any spinosaurid dinosaur in the genus Suchomimus from the Early Cretaceous Period.


ekekek

A chattering or trilling sound made by domestic cats, often when watching prey.


Dormer's bat

From James Charlemagne Dormer + -'s + bat.

Scotozous dormeri, a species of vesper bat.


true sole

(ichthyology) Any sole of the family Soleidae.


spotted giant flying squirrel

spotted giant flying squirrel (plural spotted giant flying squirrels)

A large flying squirrel, of species Petaurista elegans, native to China.


chub mackerel

chub mackerel (countable and uncountable, plural chub mackerels)


Asiatic peafowl

Asiatic peafowl (plural Asiatic peafowls)

The two species of Peafowl in the genus Pavo, both of which are native to Asia


Indus Valley bullfrog

Indus Valley bullfrog (plural Indus Valley bullfrogs)

Any member of species Hoplobatrachus tigerinus of large frogs, found in Pakistan and India.


tyrannoraptoran

suf

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Tyrannoraptora</i>

(paleontology) Any dinosaur of the clade Tyrannoraptora.


daspletosaur

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translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Daspletosaurus</i>

(paleontology) Any dinosaur in the genus Daspletosaurus.


alamosaur

Clipping of translingual Alamosaurus, often misattributed to the Alamo.

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Alamosaurus</i>

(paleontology) Any dinosaur in the genus Alamosaurus.


argentinosaur

Clipping of translingual Argentinosaurus

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Argentinosaurus</i>

(paleontology) Any sauropod of the genus Argentinosaurus.


tsintaosaurin

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Tsintaosaurini</i>

(paleontology) Any ornithopod of the tribe Tsintaosaurini.


aralosaurin

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Aralosaurini</i>

(paleontology) Any dinosaur of the tribe Aralosaurini.


dilophosaur

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Dilophosaurus</i>

The Dilophosaurus (dye-LA-fuh-SAWR-us), also shortened to Dilophosaur or even more so Dilo, is one of the dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.

(Can we date this quote?), Dilophosaur - Ark: Survival Evolved Wiki:

See the Dilophosaur up close and explore more of Utah's dinosaurs and prehistoric past at Moab Giants Dinosaur Park.

(Can we date this quote?), DILOPHOSAUR: TRACKMAKER OF THE KAYENTAPUS FOOTPRINT:

(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus, which are falsely claimed to spit posion due to the Jurassic Park series.


hadrosauromorph

Clipping of translingual Hadrosauromorpha

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Hadrosauromorpha</i>

Phylogenetic analysis positions Gobihadros mongoliensis as a Bactrosaurus-grade hadrosauromorph hadrosauroid.

2019 April 17, Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar, David B. Weishampel, David C. Evans, Mahito Watabe, A new hadrosauroid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Late Cretaceous Baynshire Formation of the Gobi Desert (Mongolia):

In the background are a small horned dinosaur known as Zuniceratops and the hadrosauromorph Jeyawati

2019 May 6, Photos: Tiny Tyrannosaur Dinosaur Was About As Big As T. Rex's Skull:

Smaller specimens are identifiable as juvenile hadrosauromorphs.

2020 August 15, Chase Doran Brownstein, Osteology and phylogeny of small-bodied hadrosauromorphs from an end-Cretaceous marine assemblage:

(paleontology) Any ornithopod of the clade Hadrosauromorpha.


zhelestid

The dinosaurs arriving from Asia proved the hardiest immigrants, though zhelestids (primitive insect-eating mammals that resembled elephant shrews) also somehow made it.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 31:

(paleontology) An extinct eutherian mammal of the family Zhelestidae.


Hula painted frog

en-noun

Hula painted frog (plural Hula painted frogs)

Named after Lake Hula in the Hula Valley, Israel.

The Hula painted frog is the ultimate Lazarus taxon: thought extinct for a million years, it was discovered clinging to life in a swamp on Europe's periphery.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 42:

A species of painted frog, Latonia nigriventer.


alytid

More venerable, and more distinctly European than any other creatures, the alytids are living fossils that should be considered nature's nobility.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 36:

A primitive frog of the family Alytidae.


Boettger's two-headed snake

Boettger's two-headed snake (plural Boettger's two-headed snakes)

Micrelaps boettgeri, a species of mole viper.


strange-horned toad

strange-horned toad (plural strange-horned toads)

From strange + horned + toad, from their horn, which is uncommon in toad species.

Any species of toad in the genus Xenophrys, which have a strange protuberance on their forehead.


dwarf lemur

Any of the lemurs of the genus Cheirogaleus.


bamboo lemur

Any of the lemurs of the genus Hapalemur.


lark bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys, a medium-sized American sparrow native to central and western North America.


hell pig

As if hell pigs were not enough of a blight on the Oligocene landscape, Europe was home to two more groups of pig-like creatures.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 86:

(zoology) An extinct pig-like mammal of the family Entelodontidae; an entelodont.


Tenerife giant lizard

The Tenerife giant lizard, Gallotia goliath, was a one-metre-long herbivore, with powerful jaws.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 98:

An extinct species of lizard, Gallotia goliath, that lived on Tenerife.


Russian desman

The Russian desman, which can weigh half a kilogram, is by far the largest member of the mole family—large enough to be sought for its fur.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 88:

A semiaquatic mammal, Desmana moschata, native to eastern Russia.


La Gomera giant lizard

La Gomera giant lizard (plural La Gomera giant lizards)

For over a century the La Gomera giant lizard (Gallotia bravoana) was thought to be extinct.

A large species of lizard, Gallotia bravoana, native to the island of La Gomera.


white goat

There is no evidence whatever of the white goat having existed in Wyoming.

1905, Madison Grant, The Rocky Mountain Goat, New York : Office of the Society, page 22:

The white goat likes the regions of great precipitation, and it is most abundant in the high mountains where much snow falls.

1917, Fur News and Outdoor World, page 3:


piciere

From Middle English picer, piciere, from Old French piciere; compare modern French pissière.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:piciere.

(historical, uncommon) A poitrel, armor protecting a horse's chest.


scimitar cat

Scimitar cats had a sloping back like a spotted hyena and were probably excellent runners.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 107:

A sabre-toothed cat of the subtribe Homotherini, having distinctive serrated upper canines.


griphopith

From scientific Latin Griphopithecus (genus name).

Griphopiths from all locations have shared derived characters that make them unique and very different from the Early Miocene apes.

2011, Patricia J. Ash, David J. Robinson, The Emergence of Humans:

Griphopiths are the earliest hominids, and their appearance in Europe at least a million years earlier than in Africa suggests that our family most likely arose in Europe—and not, as has been long assumed, in Africa.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 112:

(paleontology) Any of a group of morphologically similar early hominids of the genera Griphopithecus and Kenyapithecus.


common cuckoo

Cuculus canorus
Cuculus canorus#Translingual

A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.


blue antelope

The blue antelope, (blauwe bock) is really of a blueish colour, but when killed soon loses the velvet-like appearance of its fur.

1777, Georg Forster, A Voyage Round the World, University of Hawai‘i Press, published 2000, page 59:

(now historical) A bluebuck of the extinct species †Hippotragus leucophaeus.


Auvergne bear

The Auvergne bear, Ursus minimus, was similar to, but a little smaller than, the Asian black bear.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 140:

An extinct bear, Ursus minimus, which lived in Europe during the Pleistocene and Pliocene.


Strinati's cave salamander

Strinati's cave salamander (plural Strinati's cave salamanders)

Dedicated to Swiss biospeleologist, zoologist and herpetologist Pierre Strinati.

Strinati's cave salamander is one of just seven European cave salamanders, four of which are found only on the island of Sardinia, the others being distributed in southwestern France and Italy, San Marino and Monaco.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 127:

A small salamander, Speleomantes strinatii, found in northwest Italy and southeast France.


giant hyena

The giant hyena, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, was a metre high at the shoulder and 190 kilograms in weight, making it the largest hyena that ever lived.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 151:

A large extinct hyena of the genus †Pachycrocuta, especially †Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which was around the size of a lioness.


giant beaver

Early ice-age Europe was also home to giant beavers of the genus Trogontherium.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 152:

Either of two genera of extinct castorid rodents, Castoroides of North America or Trogontherium of Eurasia.


European jaguar

European jaguar (plural European jaguars)

The European jaguar inhabited the continent from about 1.6 million years ago until around 500,000 years ago.

(paleontology) An extinct species of jaguar, Panthera gombaszoegensis, which lived in Europe during the Pleistocene.


melampitta

Any member of the genera Melampitta and Megalampitta of birds from New Guinea.


cupwing

Cupwings, also known as pygmy wren‐babblers, are very small songbirds found in Southeast Asia. Occupying the dense forest understory, cupwings generally have dark brown plumage and a very short tail.

2016, Handbook of Bird Biology, volume cupwings, page 55:

The five species of cupwings in the Pnoepygidae are found in Asia, from the Himalayas through China and Taiwan, and south to Timor.

2022, Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book, page 96:

Any of various birds of the genus Pnoepyga.


white steenbras

white steenbras (plural white steenbrases)

Lithognathus lithognathus, a species of fish endemic to South Africa.


estuarine perch

estuarine perch (plural estuarine perches)


narrow-nosed rhinoceros

narrow-nosed rhinoceros (plural narrow-nosed rhinoceroses)

An extinct species of rhinoceros (†Stephanorhinus hemitoechus), which lived in Europe and North Africa during the Pleistocene.


straight-tusked elephant

straight-tusked elephant (plural straight-tusked elephants)

Europe's straight-tusked elephants probably had a herd structure similar to that of other elephants, in which females and young live in small groups, while the larger males were either solitary or congregated in bachelor herds.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 192:

An elephant of extinct species †Palaeoloxodon antiquus, that lived across Europe and western Asia during the Pleistocene.


narrow-nosed rhino

narrow-nosed rhino (plural narrow-nosed rhinos)

Merck's rhino and the narrow-nosed rhino were close relatives, having diverged from a common ancestor a million or so years ago.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 198:

Narrow-nosed rhinoceros
narrow-nosed rhinoceros


Merck's rhinoceros

Merck's rhinoceros (plural Merck's rhinoceroses)

Named after Carl Heinrich Merck, who gave the initial name to the species in 1784 as Rhinoceros incisivus. The widely used junior synonym of the species Rhinoceros mercki dates from 1841, by Johann Jakob Kaup.

An extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.


Merck's rhino

Named after Carl Heinrich Merck; see Merck's rhinoceros for more.

The range of Europe's rhinos extended far to the east: Merck's rhino as far as Afghanistan, and the narrow-nosed rhino as far as eastern China.


tiger heron

Any heron of the genus Tigrisoma, native to the Americas.


Tyrannosaurus regina

By replacing rex (Latin rēx (“king”)) of Tyrannosaurus rex with Latin rēgīna (“queen”).

In olden days man fought Tyrannosaurus rex; nowadays he battles Tyrannosaurus regina—his wife.

1965 January 22, “Time Listings”, in Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, volume 85, number 4, page 2:

You have scaly tail which helps you to stand up—like a tripod, like Tyrannosaura regina, but you are much smaller than she is.

1971, Bruce McAllister, Humanity Prime, Borgo Press / Wildside Press, page 54:

It’s Tyrannosaurus rex, the largest flesh-eating animal that ever thunked across the earth.[…]It’s made of chicken wire, plastic and rags dipped in gooey glue.[…]Meanwhile, he is in the school, probably looking for a Tyrannosaurus regina.

1971 April 29, Kathleen Bowman, “Thunk! A monster is born: Little fingers fashion a Tyrannosaurus rex”, in Enquirer and News, Battle Creek, Mich., page A-12:

[…]in adolescence the developing dinosaur is entrusted to Miss Tyrannosaurus Regina whose long life and virginity ensure her authority:[…]

1978, Evan Zimroth, Giselle Considers Her Future, Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, →ISBN, page 45:

A survey published last week found that only five per cent of the men in the entire labour force have wives who don’t work. After I’d read that, I stood in front of the mirror. And there she was, outlined in the twilight, a rare glimpse of a large mammalian female on the verge of extinction. Too big in the body, too little in the head, Tyrannosaurus Regina. We shall not see her ilk again.

1981 December 23, [Jill Tweedie], “All I ask, Mary, is when you visit, throw me a cream bun, OK: Letters from a fainthearted feminist”, in The Guardian, London, Manchester, page 8:

For 99.9% of the Cretaceous week, tyrannosaurus rex would kill anything that moved, eat anything that didn’t, break up the landscape, laugh at its own lousy jokes, belch, scratch, snore, pull the hairs out of its nostrils, and go to lodge meetings. In the five hebdomadal minutes remaining (usually on Saturday night), it would suddenly leap on tyrannosaurus regina with terrible ineptitude.

1982 July 21, Alan Coren, “A Short History”, in Punch, volume 283, number 7392, page 77:

Her [Sandra Weintraub’s] next project is a remake of “The Lost World,” the classic about a hidden valley where dinosaurs still exist. Maybe she’ll make the Tyrannosaurus Rex into a Tyrannosaurus Regina.

1983 April 3, Eleanor Ringel, “Papa makes write choice”, in The Atlanta Journal □ The Atlanta Constitution, page 1-H:

[…]was restored Tyrannosaurus regina.

“As for the relationship between my mother-in-law and us. The gentlemen of the press have speculated that the Queen — or Tyrannosaurus Regina, as we affectionately call her sometimes . . .”

1985 November 7, Pete McMartin, “It’s tough being top people”, in The Sun, volume 99, number 306, Vancouver, B.C., page five:

All that image-building and reputation-slaying in the name of democracy, and at the end of it another four years in opposition to the Tory Tyrannosaurus Regina.

1987, Maureen Lipman, Something To Fall Back On, Robson Books, →ISBN, page 185:

When I bat my eyelashes, monks spew away their last chances at Heaven! Nuns and junkies give up their habits for me! I drove the Whore of Babylon out of business! Astarte invented aphrodisiacs just to keep up with me! I am a mink in heat, I am a Tyrannosaurus Regina on the make, I make Jaws look like a Small-Mouthed Bass!

1989, Magistra Batrix/Magus Coyote, “Brag of the Female SubGenius”, in The Stark Fist of Removal, volume 17, No. 41 & 42, The SubGenius Foundation, Inc., pages 44–45:

Yet there we were, helplessly and snugly surrounded by Soup’s hoop, with an old rope snaking upward, ending in the clenched fists of the meanest kid in our solar system . . . Janice Riker, the inhuman replica of Tyrannosaurus Regina.

1990, Robert Newton Peck, Soup’s Hoop, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 6:

Does the disgruntled majordomo have nothing nice to say about this tyrannosaurus regina?

1991 March 23, Fern Brooks, “Marlo Thomas ‘Princess of Pain’: Former servant takes his revenge on glamor family”, in Calgary Herald, page E10:

Did you notice how when Tyrannosaurus Regina Thatcher, armed with her memoirs, began to stalk Calamity John Major through the political jungle, not only did they wheel out ‘Tarzan’ Heseltine to come to his aid but also the Conservative answer to Mills and Boon — Lord Jeffrey Archer?

1993 October 14, Olivia W Lockerbie, “Finlay isn’t a mole, he’s an albatross!”, in The Galloway News, page 9:

When we went to the movies, we saw one of two things: dinosaurs, or a film in which women dressed as men or men dressed as women. In short, it was the year of Tyrannosaurus Regina.

1993 December 26, Jay Stone, “1993: Everything that could go wrong …”, in The Ottawa Citizen, page F1:

A snaky neck coiled, and it was coming down at us, and it was all teeth. “Tyrannosaurus Regina,” Aaron whispered. “Cretaceous period. Meat-eater.”

1995, Richard Peck, Lost in Cyberspace, Puffin Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 15:

Unfortunately, we used to have several candidates for that crown in the early days, and a few such dinosaurs survive. Romance Queens of the genus Tyrannosaurus Regina. But most romance writers are as everyday as Hamburger Helper: hard-working women—and a few brave men—who labor in obscurity to earn five figures, all of them with no more personal pizzazz or prima donna temperament than a sponge mop.

1996, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Diamond Dazzle: A Midnight Louie Mystery, New York, N.Y.: Forge, →ISBN, page 76:

Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex (Regina?) is coming soon to a museum near you.

1997 October 17, “Sue T-Rex: Not just another pretty face”, in South Bend Tribune, 125th year, number 223, page A10:

‘Of course,’ Rupert told the Sunday dragon lady on the World at One, Thelma the Tyrannosaurus Regina as they called her in the English Broadcasting Corporation.

1998, Peter Preston, 51st State, Viking, →ISBN, page 209:

AS QUEENSLAND voters approach the ballot boxes like so many stegosaurus heading for the watering hole, the tyrannosaurus regina of Australian politics, Ms Pauline Hanson, has revealed her arts policy to the nation.

1998 June 13, Simon Hughes, “Week’s End”, in The Age, page 28:

When one of the popular, rich girls got called out during lunch, it signaled we were all in trouble — rich and popular, average and smart, geeky and just plain invisible — all of us were suitable prey for the roving band of Tyrannosaurus Reginas.

2004 March 14, Karla DeLuca, “The ‘Terminator’ wore a dress in 7th grade”, in The Marshall News Messenger, volume 127, number 288, page 2A:

The biogenetically engineered Tyrannosaurus regina of Jurassic Park (1993) was only the most eagerly awaited and attended of a slew of monstrous women who ruled the nation’s movie screens in the 1980s and 1990s. The two decades brought forth dozens like her: the rapacious queen of Aliens (1986), the scheming sea-witch Ursula of The Little Mermaid (1989),[…]

2005, Joshua David Bellin, Framing Monsters: Fantasy Film and Social Alienation, Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, →ISBN, page 107:

WAS it Tyrannosaurus rex or Tyrannosaurus regina? Until now, telling the tyrant-lizard kings from their queens has been pure guesswork. But the discovery of an unusual type of bone in a T. rex femur[…]

“Meaning what?” sniffled the dinosaur snottily into the fluffy white mantle of her nice, big, thick fur coat with purple bits all over it. “Well, meaning you’re one better than just a silly old t rex; you’re a tyrannosaurus regina!”

2005 July, Jonathan Reed-Stuart, Cybersaur! The Adventures of Chloe & George, the Internet Dinosaur, volume I, →ISBN, page 105:

Just short of the overturned vehicle, Tyrannosaurus rex stopped and sniffed the air, suspecting a trap—food was not supposed to give up quite so easily as this. Tyrannosaurus regina, however, was less fearful. She charged as the driver clambered up out of the capsized yellow hulk, slid to the ground, and fled across the field toward the crest of the knoll.

2006, Steven Utley, Howard Waldrop, “Crab”, in Deborah Layne, Jay Lake, editors, Polyphony, volume 6, Wheatland Press, →ISBN, page 134:

The film’s [Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs] plot, if one can call it that, involves the return of the Tyrannosaurus Regina to reclaim her hatchlings and take Sid to a lush, tropical underworld so different from Sid’s familiar icy territory.

2009 July 1, Carrie Rickey, “‘Ice Age’ franchise: Melting, melting …”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 181st year, number 31, page E4:

He described Lynda as a spoiled and lethal “Tyrannosaurus Regina” with a red rictus smile and a “death-lizard voice,” alternately screaming at him and utterly dependent on the veneer of class she thought he gave them despite his towering ineptitude as a butler.

2011, Michael Gross, Unreal Estate: Money, Ambition, and the Lust for Land in Los Angeles, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 481:

Wake up from your history dream of echoing terror screams and share your song name with these lost children so I open my eyes to see Her glowing face and her sweet song rings my heart so alive I leap and twirl and somersault clapping my hands in drumming rhythm on tingling spine handsprings of hope to catch up with angels running swift in fluttering robes through tangled forests of grumbling oaks as we dodge dinosaur legs through endless halls of Jewel Cathedral where Tyrannosaurus Regina Demon Queen sits on Lotus Disk that twirls petal propellers to soar among stars over our small world.

2017, Simon Albert Craig Seamount, Gothiniad, →ISBN, page 267:

In her mind, she’s Tyrannosaurus regina crossed with a medieval witch.

2018, Ruth Hamilton, For the Love of Liverpool, Pan Books, published 2019, →ISBN:

(often humorous and figurative) A female Tyrannosaurus rex.


mouse-goat

Other island examples include pygmy hippos, pygmy deer, pygmy foxes, and the peculiar “mouse-goat”—an extinct species of dwarf sheep that had lived on the Balearic Islands of Spain.

Bones of this animal – the so called ‘mouse-goat’, Myotragus balearicus – were first discovered by the pioneering fossil hunter Dorothea Bate (1878–1951).

2014, Paul D. Taylor, Aaron O'Dea, A History of Life in 100 Fossils, page 201:

It was once thought that the first humans in the Balearics had domesticated the mouse-goat, as what appeared to be pens filled with dung were found in some caves.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 249:

An extinct genus of goat-antelope, Myotragus, which lived on the Balearic Islands in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene.


Cypriot mouse

Today, among all of the Mediterranean's unique island mammals, there is a single survivor—the Cypriot mouse (Mus cypriacus)—a species so obscure and small that it was not even recognised as being distinct from the house mouse until 2006.

A species of mouse, Mus cypriacus, endemic to Cyprus.


jarbird

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A bird of family Sittidae; a nuthatch.


jaypie

The magpie and jaypie inhabit the woods, and commit depredations on gardens.

1813, Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, Agricultural Surveys: Angus (1813) (page 460)

Loud screams the jaypie as he sounds retreat, / And turtles hurry from their latent seat: […]

1838, J. Hazel, The British Farmer; or, Sketches [in verse] of a country life, page 42:


curb chain

[H]ere and there curb chains, polished till they shone like silver, kept company with spurs, bits, stirrups, and other possessions, such as his saddle, a supply of spare girths, and a stock of horse medicines.

1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 86:

A chain running under the chin and attached to a curb bit, used to prevent the bit from rotating too much while limiting pressure on the upper palate of the horse's mouth.


buckjump

en-verb

buckjump (third-person singular simple present buckjumps, present participle buckjumping, simple past and past participle buckjumped)

buckjumps (present singular third-person)
buckjumping (participle present)
buckjumped (participle past)
buckjumped (past)

(Australia) To take part in a competition where riders attempt to stay on a horse that jumps in this way.


snake-eating cobra

en-noun

snake-eating cobra (plural snake-eating cobras)

[O]ur worst foe of this kind was a large light brown snake, which I think from subsequent experience must have been the reptile known as the Ophiophagus elaps, or snake-eating cobra.

1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 94:

Ophiophagus hannah
Ophiophagus hannah#Translingual

(archaic) A king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah).


fat-tailed dunnart

fat-tailed dunnart (plural fat-tailed dunnarts)

The scientists aim to reverse this by taking stem cells from a living species with similar DNA, the fat-tailed dunnart, and turning them into “thylacine” cells – or the closest approximation possible – using gene editing expertise developed by George Church, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and Colossal’s co-founder.

2022 August 16, Adam Morton, “De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger”, in The Guardian:

A small carnivorous marsupial, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, native to Australia.


Fischer's lovebird

Fischer's lovebird (plural Fischer's lovebirds)

Named after German explorer Gustav Fischer.

Agapornis fischeri
Agapornis fischeri#Translingual


dwarf siren

An eel-like salamander of the genus Pseudobranchus, having external gills throughout adulthood and lacking hind legs.


monjon

Petrogale burbidgei, the smallest of the rock-wallabies.


Sierra Nevada brushfinch

Sierra Nevada brushfinch (plural Sierra Nevada brushfinches)

From Sierra Nevada (de Santa Marta) + brushfinch.

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Arremon basilicus, a species of brushfinch.


Borneo catshark

en-noun

Borneo catshark (plural Borneo catsharks)

spatulasnout catshark
spatulasnout catshark#English


flatnose catshark

flatnose catshark (plural flatnose catsharks)


spatulasnout catshark

spatulasnout catshark (plural spatulasnout catsharks)

Apristurus platyrhynchus, a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.


Damaraland zebra

Damaraland zebra (plural Damaraland zebras)

Burchell's zebra
Burchell's zebra#English


Burchell's zebra

Burchell's zebra (plural Burchell's zebras)

Named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell.

Equus quagga burchellii, a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.


maya bird

Eurasian tree sparrow
Eurasian tree sparrow

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual

(Philippines) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

(Philippines) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)


lenok

A fish of the genus Brachymystax of salmonid fish, found from Kazakhstan to the Russian Far East and Korea, especially of the type species, Brachymystax lenok.


Hartmann's mountain zebra

Hartmann's mountain zebra (plural Hartmann's mountain zebras)

Calque of translingual Equus zebra hartmannae; named after German biologist Max Hartmann (1876–1962), who donated the zebra skin that led to the new species's discovery.

named-after

The Zebra was formerly found in all the mountain-ranges of Cape Colony, but is now restricted to the Cradock district, where it is protected by law. It was from this locality that the specimen exhibited in the Lower Mammal Gallery was obtained. The species is represented in Angola by Penrice's Zebra (E. zebra penricei), and in Damaraland by Hartmann's zebra (E. z. hartmannae), which are, however, perhaps not separable from one another.

1907, Richard Lydekker, “The Zebra”, in Guide to the specimens of the horse family (Equidæ) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), London: Order of the Trustees, →DOI, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38:

A mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.


diprotodontoid

(zoology) Any marsupial in the vombatiform superfamily Diprotodontoidea.


Hawaiian seahorse

en-noun

Hawaiian seahorse (plural Hawaiian seahorses)

Fisher's seahorse
Fisher's seahorse#English


Fisher's seahorse

Fisher's seahorse (plural Fisher's seahorses)

Named after Walter Fisher of Stanford University.


Fell pony

A pony of a versatile working mountain and moorland breed originating on Cumberland and Westmorland farms of northwest England.


bone-crushing dog

bone-crushing dog (plural bone-crushing dogs)

Carnivore damage and age distribution of the bones of the rhinoceros Teleoceras suggest that the bone-crushing dog Osteoborus, or a related carnivore, significantly influenced the accumulation of some of the vertebrate fossils.

He also saw many bone splinters which appeared to have been worked by humans. (We now know that they were fractured by an extinct family of bone-crushing dogs)

2002, Donald R. Prothero, Robert M. Schoch, Associate Professor of Science and Mathematics Robert M Schoch, Horns, Tusks, and Flippers: The Evolution of Hoofed Mammals, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 36:

Bone-crushing dogs, which are only distantly related to living wolves and coyotes, possessed heavy skulls and jaws and large, broad teeth.

2010, Rex Buchanan, Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils, University Press of Kansas, page 150:

(zoology) Any of a subfamily (Borophaginae) of large extinct canids of North America, noted for powerful teeth and jaws.


running hyena

In Africa between 1.8 million and 900,000 ʙᴘ the Paracolobus - Africa's largest monkey, three species of sabretooth (which survived in Eurasia and America), ten species of elephant-like Proboscidea, one or more 'forest hippo' (Hexaprotodon) species, the large ground-sloth analogue Ancylotherium ('hooked beast'), the lion-sized hyena Pachycrocuta, the cheetah-like 'running hyena' Chasmaporthetes, a species of large dog, giant pigs, the 'super-aquatic' hippo H. gorgops, the hipparion (a genus of horse), and the australopithecines all went extinct.

2010, Craig Dilworth, Too Smart for Our Own Good: The Ecological Predicament of Humankind, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 76:

The American Hyena, also called the Running Hyena, shared more physical characteristics with wolves and dogs than with most other hyena species. This Hyena's closest relative, the Aardwolf, is still alive today.

2016 February 17, Ted Rechlin, Prehistoric Beasts of the Ice Age, Courier Dover Publications, →ISBN:

In fact, when he's hot on your white rump, the running hyena Chasmaporthetes looks more like a jaguar than it does like the slouchy little hyena that will be around a million years from now. That's just for starters.

2017 June 6, Michael P. Branch, Raising Wild: Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness, Shambhala Publications, →ISBN, page 58:

An extinct genus of hyenas, †Chasmaporthetes.


Nikolsky's viper

Nikolsky's viper (plural Nikolsky's vipers)

Named after Alexander Nikolsky (1858–1942), Russian herpetologist.

The PLA2s were purified from the venoms of the banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus), the steppe viper (Vipera renardi) and the Nikolsky’s viper (Vipera nikolskii). The most active was the heterodimeric PLA2 HDP-2 from the Nikolsky’s viper, which exhibited nanomolar virucidal activity.

2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry, volume 6, →DOI, page 463:

A venomous viper, Vipera nikolskii, endemic to Ukraine, eastern Romania, and southwestern Russia.


Fergusson Island striped possum

Fergusson Island striped possum (plural Fergusson Island striped possums)

Fergusson Island striped possums (plural)

Dactylopsila tatei, a species of striped possum.


black-bellied wren

black-bellied wren (plural black-bellied wrens)

Pheugopedius fasciatoventris, a species of wren.


particoloured bat

particoloured bat (plural particoloured bats)

(zoology, chiropterology) A species of vesper bat that lives in temperate Eurasia, eastwards over the Caucasus and Iran into Mongolia, northeast China, Korea, Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.


particoloured bear

particoloured bear (plural particoloured bears)


blue swallow

Hirundo atrocaerulea, a species of swallow.


picarel

Any of the genus Spicara of fish
especially Spicara smaris


floppa

From an Instagram photograph entitled "Big Floppa".

(Internet slang) A caracal, especially one kept as an exotic pet.


hip pocket frog

hip pocket frog (plural hip pocket frogs)

The frogs are commonly referred to as pouched or hip pocket frogs, or sometimes the marsupial frog. […] “The hip pocket frog is not only unique for its amazing breeding biology among Australian frogs, but it is also unique among frogs of the world,” said the University of Newcastle’s Michael Mahony, one of the researchers who discovered the frog.

2021 November 7, Lisa Cox, “New species of rare tadpole-carrying frog discovered in northern NSW”, in The Guardian:

Either of two species of frog, Assa darlingtoni and Assa wollumbin, endemic to eastern Australia, notable in that the males have subcutaneous pouches on their hips in which they carry their tadpoles until they metamorphosize.


Atlantic tarpon

Atlantic tarpon (plural Atlantic tarpon or Atlantic tarpons)

Atlantic tarpon (plural)
Atlantic tarpons (plural)

1996, Marty Snyderman, Clay Wiseman, Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Aqua Quest Publications, page 161,
Atlantic tarpon are among the most dramatic and unusual of all Caribbean fishes.

It may look nothing like an eel, but the Atlantic tarpon is related to these ancient snakelike fish.

2009, John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, David Alderton, Richard Beatty, Exploring the World of Aquatic Life, Infobase Publishing (Chelsea House), page 36:

It seems that any Atlantic tarpons found there could only be stragglers from Brazil.

2016, Stephen Spotte, Tarpons, Wiley, page ix:

A ray-finned fish, of species Megalops atlanticus, that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons and rivers about the Atlantic Ocean, typically in tropical and subtropical regions.


Pyrenean chamois

Pyrenean chamois (countable and uncountable, plural Pyrenean chamoises or Pyrenean chamois)

Pyrenean chamoises (plural)
Pyrenean chamois (plural)

Rupicapra pyrenaica, a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy.


Central American whiptail

Central American whiptail (plural Central American whiptails)

Actually, this last behavior is a good move for males of a number of species. Another lizard species, the Central American whiptail, has been observed offering a potential partner a lovely dead frog to eat before mating.

2022 October 24, Hannah Thomasy, “They May Have Love on Their Lizard Brains”, in The New York Times:

A brown-colored lizard, Holcosus festivus, native to Central America and northern South America.


meadow jumping mouse

meadow jumping mouse (plural meadow jumping mice)

(zoology) A jumping mouse found in moist habitats throughout much of Canada and the northeastern United States, Zapus hudsonius.


giant barb

Catlocarpio siamensis, a species of fish.


alopekis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκίς (alōpekís).


six-lined racerunner

en-noun

six-lined racerunner (plural six-lined racerunners)

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus, a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico.


rufous owl

A species of strigid owl, Ninox rufa, of New Guinea and north Australia.


hooded parrot

Psephotus dissimilis
Psephotus dissimilis#Translingual

A species of Australian parrot, Psephotus dissimilis, endemic to the northern parts of the Northern Territory, males of which have a black cap.


crowned eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus
Stephanoaetus coronatus#Translingual

A large raptor that preys chiefly on mammals, found in sub-Saharan Africa, Stephanoaetus coronatus.


perching duck

(colloquial) Any species of ducks distinguished by their readiness to perch high in trees.


berghaan

Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii#Translingual

(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)


Verreaux's eagle

Verreaux's eagle (plural Verreaux's eagles)

After the French naturalist Jules Verreaux, who visited southern Africa in the early 19th century and collected the type specimen for the French Academy of Sciences.

Aquila verreauxii, a large bird of prey found mainly in Africa.


bachelor's handbag

bachelor's handbag (plural bachelor's handbags)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bachelor's handbag.wav

From bachelor + -'s + handbag, apparently from the observation that single men would rather purchase the ready-to-eat poultry in a bag than cook it themselves.

The Betoota Advocate (2021 October 26) Betoota-isms, Pan Macmillan Australia, →ISBN: “Items such as the Bachelor’s Handbag, for example. To the casual observer, it’s just a roast chicken in a plastic bag from a supermarket. In our town, it’s an accessory. A status symbol.”

(Australia, slang) A roast chicken sold in a disposable plastic carry bag with a handle.


blunt-nosed viper

blunt-nosed viper (plural blunt-nosed vipers)

En route, Charlie had slammed on the brakes to avoid running over a 3ft snake crossing the road. According to Mary it was a young (and deadly) blunt-nosed viper.

2016 August 16, Nigel Thompson, “Western Cyprus will leave you splendidly stuffed but still hungry for more”, in Daily Mirror:

A venomous viper, Macrovipera lebetinus, found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir.


Hainan gibbon

China’s newly minted national parks don’t just safeguard famous keystone species such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas and Hainan gibbons. They are also designed to preserve the shrinking ecosystems that support such iconic wildlife, ranging from sweltering (tropical jungles in the southern province of Hainan to the chilly maple forests of northern Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces bordering Siberia.

2022 November 17, Paul Salopek, “A ‘Slow Storytelling’ Writing and Photography Workshop Boosts Conservation in China”, in National Geographic:

A Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).


corgipoo

We used to joke that we should get our dogs to breed because they’d make the cutest little corgipoos.

2020, Arianne Costner, My Life as a Potato, →ISBN, page 217:

A set of late teenaged twins with matching corgipoos settled at their feet, an elderly man with a cockatiel perched on his shoulder, a little girl curled into her mother's side with a rabbit in a cage on her lap, and a woman in her mid-thirties who's half-wrestling her giant mastiff.

2021, Wendy Meadows, Peril and a Peppermint Pig, Majestic Owl Publishing, →ISBN:

Pomapoo and corgipoo / corgipoo female 5 mo 9lb low shedding.

2021 January 14, “Marketplace”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 94, number 175, page D-9:

Farm Raised Corgipoos / F1B corgipoos. Mother is corgipoo family pet. Father/stud toy poodle.

2022 September 7, “Classified”, in Lee’s Summit Journal, page 13B:

A dog that is a cross between a corgi and a poodle.


Aussiedoodle

The blue eyes associated with some Australian Shepherds won’t appear in first-generation Aussiedoodles although occasionally some will have partially blue eyes.

2006, Designer Dogs, Interpet Publishing, →ISBN, page 72:

Knucklehead was my Aussiedoodle, a “hybrid” the woman at the animal shelter said.

2010, David James, Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 10:

Conran obviously had no idea he had just created the first designer hybrid—one that would go on to become wildly trendy and spawn dozens of spin-offs (including schnoodles, or schnauzer-poodles; cavoodles, or Cavalier King Charles–poodles; groodles, or golden retriever–poodles; and, of course, Aussiedoodles)—but he regrets it nonetheless.

2012, Josh Dean, “A Few Words on the Matter of Labradoodles”, in Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred, It Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 411:

Just as Davis makes sure to be home around 6 p.m. to see his two young daughters, Bette carves out time to spend with her pups, a Chesapeake Bay retriever and an Aussiedoodle.

2014 April 23, Alice Levitt, “A Taste for Growth”, in Seven Days, volume 19, number 34, page 47:

Panda, Lilli’s gray-and-white Aussiedoodle, wandered in and out of view.

2015 September 21, Reeves Wiedeman, “The Prom Queen of Instagram”, in New York, page 50:

Registered Aussiedoodle Pups!! Adorable aussiedoodles, we have female/male, black with white markings. Aussiedoodles are highly intelligent, easy to train and great with kids.

2020 March 19, “Classified Advertisements”, in The Wanderer, page 52:

A dog that is a cross between an Australian Shepherd and a poodle.


chewing ball

CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.

1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183:

(equestrianism) A medicinal ball attached to a horse's bit so that the chewing will improve its appetite.


common hippopotamus

common hippopotamus (plural common hippopotami or common hippopotamuses or common hippopotamus)

common hippopotami (plural)
common hippopotamuses (plural)
common hippopotamus (plural)

Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius#Translingual

A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius).


namtap

Graphiurus ocularis, a South African dormouse.


black duiker

Cephalophus niger, a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria.


run nowhere

en-verb

run nowhere (third-person singular simple present runs nowhere, present participle running nowhere, simple past ran nowhere, past participle run nowhere)

runs nowhere (present singular third-person)
running nowhere (participle present)
ran nowhere (past)
run nowhere (participle past)

(horse racing, slang) To finish the race unplaced.


Chincoteague pony

en-noun

Chincoteague pony (plural Chincoteague ponies)

A breed of horse that developed and lives in a feral condition on Assateague Island in the states of Virginia and Maryland as one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United States.


Assateague horse

Assateague horse (plural Assateague horses)

Named after its locality, Assateague Island.

Chincoteague pony
Chincoteague pony#English


Texas lined snake

Texas lined snake (plural Texas lined snakes)

Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum, a subspecies of the lined snake.


Haflinger

A relatively small draught horse breed, are always chestnut with flaxen mane and tail.


Trakehner

The horse breed was developed at the East Prussian state stud farm in the town of Trakehnen.

An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a rail over a ditch.


Falabella

After Falabella, the Argentine family who developed the breed.


Galineers Cob

The uteri and 6 L of whole blood from adult mares (n = 12) of various breeds (Warmblood n = 11, Galineers cob n = 1) slaughtered at a licensed abattoir from November until June were […]

2022, M Köhne, C Unruh, D Böttcher, A Tönissen, R Ulrich, “Evaluation of an ex vivo model of the blood-perfused equine uterus”, in Theriogenology:


Taiwan field mouse

Taiwan field mouse (plural Taiwan field mice)


sparrow-lark

Any of the genus Eremopterix of songbirds in the family Alaudidae, found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent.


woolly mouse opossum

woolly mouse opossum (plural woolly mouse opossums)

Any opossum in the subgenus Marmosa (Micoureus).


ringed spinytail iguana

ringed spinytail iguana (plural ringed spinytail iguanas)

Morunasaurus annularis, a species of iguana.


litigon

In 1979 the staff went further and crossed a tigon with a lion , producing a litigon . This male litigon has recently matured and is one of the most restless of his family . He is 2 feet longer than a lion and 8 inches taller .

Largest litigon An adult male litigon ( a hybrid of an Indian lion and a tigon - itself the offspring of a tiger and a lioness ) named Cubanacan at Alipore Zoological Gardens , Calcutta , India is believed to weigh at least 800 lb.

1994, Norris McWhirter, The Guiness Book of World Records 1994, Bantam, →ISBN:

(Photo: Jacana Agence de Presse/ E. Dragesco) Largest litigon An adult male litigon (a hybrid of an Indian lion and a tigon — itself the offspring of a tiger and a lioness) named Cubanacan at Alipore Zoological Gardens, Calcutta,[…]

1992 October 1, Peter Matthews, Michelle Dunkley McCarthy, The Guinness book of records, →ISBN:

An animal born to a male lion and a female tigon.


African hobby

Falco cuvierii
Falco cuvierii#Translingual


shoe-goose

Corrupted form influenced by the familiar but irrelevant English words shoe and goose.

(India, obsolete) Alternative form of syagush


Manitoba wolf

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories

An extinct subspecies of gray wolf, Canis lupus griseoalbus, that roamed in the southern Northwest Territories, northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and south-central Manitoba.


Gregory's wolf

A subspecies of the red wolf (Canis lupus gregoryi). It was declared extinct in 1980.


Alexander Archipelago wolf

A subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus ligoni).


Bernard's wolf

Bernard's wolf (plural Bernard's wolves)

Formally discovered, classified, and named after Peter Bernard and Joseph F. Bernard, his nephew, after an adult male skin and skull was collected by them and brought to the National Museum of Canada.

Until very recently, humans never really cared much about whether species disappeared. History is littered with our indifference—dodo birds, great auks, 24-rayed sunstars, dusky seaside sparrows, Bernard’s wolves.

2015, M. R. O’Connor, “Introduction”, in Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 3:

An extinct subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus bernardi) that was limited to Banks and Victoria Island of the Arctic Archipelago.


Blanford's fox

Blanford's fox (plural Blanford's foxes)

Named after the English naturalist William Thomas Blanford, who described it in 1877.

A small fox (Vulpes cana) native to the Middle East and Central Asia.


Rüppell's fox

Vulpes rueppellii
Vulpes rueppellii#Translingual

A fox species (Vulpes rueppellii) living in desert and semi-desert regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and southwestern Asia.


Maori wrasse

They've been feeding a couple of Maori wrasse so they come up onto the platform and swim through the legs of the delighted tourists.

2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 57:

The Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus).


Oberhasli goat

From the Swiss district Oberhasli + goat.

Chamois Colored Goat
Chamois Colored Goat

A modern American breed of dairy goat that derives from the subtype of the Chamois Colored Goat from the Oberhasli district of the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland (the original creation / pure line of the Oberhasli goat was lost in the country of Switzerland).


Bắc Hà dog

(zoology) A medium size spitz dog breed and one of Vietnam's Four Great National Dogs.


caterole

"I just happened to have a couple of cats in the freezer at that time as well, so I cooked a caterole."

2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 146:

(humorous, nonce word) A casserole that uses cat meat.


Peale's dolphin

Peale's dolphin (plural Peale's dolphins)

Named after American artist, naturalist, and explorer Titian Peale (1799–1885), who first noted the species in 1848.

A small dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) found in the waters around Tierra del Fuego at the foot of South America.


striped dolphin

striped dolphin (plural striped dolphins)

An extensively studied dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans.


Clymene dolphin

Clymene dolphin (plural Clymene dolphins)

A dolphin (Stenella clymene) endemic to the Atlantic Ocean that is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.


acauã

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese acauã, borrowed from Old Tupi kaûã.

etymon

There were so many of them that there were not enough acauãs to finish them off, and in those topsy-turvy days it was not a rare sight to see serpents devouring that predatory bird rather than, as in days gone by, the acauã taking wing with its snake prey in its mouth.

1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 20:

“The Pitiguara chieftain is brave and bold: Irapuã is cunning and treacherous like the acauã.”

2000, José de Alencar, translated by Clifford E. Landers, Iracema:

The eggs of the female acauã serve as an antidote to venomous snakebites.

2004, Nicholas Gabriel Arons, Waiting for Rain, page 5:


bushwren

An extinct species of small wrenlike almost flightless passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Xenicus longipes.


powis

Whenever Domingo and her husband go hunting, they take their dogs, which, she boasted, are experts in catching agouti, labba, deer, turtle and powis.

2017 April 23, Joanna Dhanraj, “Wowetta”, in Stabroek News:

(Guyana) A black curassow (Crax alector).


Eld's deer

en-noun

Eld's deer (plural Eld's deer or (nonstandard) Eld's deers)

Eld's deer (plural)
Eld's deers (nonstandard plural)

Named after British officer Percy Eld in 1844, who discovered it in the Manipur Valley of India in 1838.

In Upper Burmah, Eld’s deer are scarce, and the only way to obtain them is to drive for them with beaters.

1895, Reginald Heber Percy, “Indian Shooting”, in Clive Phillipps-Wolley, Big Game Shooting (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes), 2nd edition, volume II, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., pages 268–269:

There are now more than 500 eld’s^([sic]) deers.

1995, Beijing Review, volume 38, page 22:

Preserved and protected wildlife species including eight bears, 39 hog deer, 17 sambar deer, two tairs, 11 Eld’s deers, three leopards, two tigers, a lion and a large number of snakes and crocodiles were also found there.

1997, Green Economics: Papers Presented at the Conference on Green Economics, Islamabad, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, →ISBN, page 176:

Eld’s deers are medium sized among the Cervidae and are also herbivours^([sic]) (Fig. 6 a-b).

2001, Mranʻ mā samuiṅʻ, number 8, page 3:

The Eld’s deer, or brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi^([sic])) is a highly endangered Southeast Asian cervid. Eld’s deers were once distributed throughout Asia, their range extending from Manipur in eastern India to Indo-china and southern China.

2003, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 41, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, page 717:

Among them, Hainan Eld’s deers (Figure 10A) and several small rodents (Rattus spp.; Figure 10B) were photographed at the two experimental sites. […] In this study, the infrared cameras captured a number of wild animals, such as greater coucals, lesser coucals, and Hainan Eld’s deers. Among them, the greater coucal was the main predator of the experimental eggs, and the feeding activity of Hainan Eld’s deers caused female birds to abandon nests.

2023 November, Xiaodong Rao, Jialing Li, Binbin He, Hesheng Wang, Guanmian Wu, Tiantian Teng, Qingping Ling, “Nesting success and potential nest predators of the red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus jabouillei) based on camera traps and artificial nest experiments”, in Hui Zhang, Xiang Liu, Robert John, editors, Key Determinants of Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning and Restoration in Climate Change Sensitive Ecosystems (Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution; Frontiers in Environmental Science), Frontiers Media, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 161 and 163:

A deer of the endangered species Rucervus eldii endemic to South Asia.


rock cavy

[T]hey buried him in Borracha, where they had set up a shelter, in which the Sardelinha sisters offered soup made from Spanish plums, rock cavy, and yellow lupine.

1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 93:

A large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.


twistwing

Any of the two species of tropical birds in the genus Cnipodectes, found in Central and South America.


rollkur

(equestrianism) A horse riding technique particularly in dressage where the neck is bended forward, banned by multiple riding organizations because it is classified as ruining the health of equines by various means.


quailfinch

A bird of the species Ortygospiza atricollis, native to the grasslands of Africa.


Kawakami Ken

A very rare dog of a breed that originated in Japan, said to have been descended from wolves.


Aksaray Malaklisi

Aksaray Malaklisi (plural Aksaray Malaklisis)

A Turkish breed of large livestock guardian dog, from the Aksaray Province in Central Anatolia


Tonya Finosu

A very rare dog breed that is a white spitz dog indigenous to Trabzon, Turkey, especially the city of Tonya.


Alpine Dachsbracke

Alpine Dachsbracke (plural Alpine Dachsbrackes)

A small breed of dog of the scent hound type originated in Austria.


Alano Español

A Spanish breed of medium to large sized dog of alaunt-bulldog type.


Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund

Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund (plural Schweizerischer Niederlaufhunds)

A breed of dog of the scenthound type from Switzerland.


Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai

Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai (plural Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorais)

Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorais (plural)

An old and rare Italian dog breed from the northeastern region called Triveneto.


Striped Raphael catfish

Striped Raphael catfish (plural Striped Raphael catfishes)


Bangweulu tsessebe

Bangweulu tsessebe (plural Bangweulu tsessebes)

A population and possible taxon of Damaliscus lunatus (topi or sassaby), which are large African antelopes of the grasslands.


American Water Spaniel

American Water Spaniel (plural American Water Spaniels)

A breed of medium-sized spaniel with a double-layered coat in various shades of brown, which originated in the United States.


Stumpy

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog#English

Short for Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog.


Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog (plural Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dogs)

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dogs (plural)

A naturally bobtailed or tailless medium-sized cattle-herding dog.


Barbado da Terceira

Barbado da Terceira (plural Barbado da Terceiras)

A Portuguese breed of herding and guard dog from the Atlantic island of Tarceira in the Azores, for which it is named after.


German Spitz Mittel

German Spitz Mittel (plural German Spitz Mittels)

German Spitz Klein
German Spitz Klein#English

A canine variety characterized by their medium-sized body and is one of the 5 different German Spitz dog breeds (the other breeds being the German Spitz Klein, Giant Spitz, Wolfspitz and the Pomeranian).


German Spitz Klein

German Spitz Klein (plural German Spitz Kleins)

German Spitz Mittel
German Spitz Mittel#English

A canine variety characterized by their small-sized body, additionally with them being very multi-colored and is one of the 5 different German Spitz dog breeds (the other breeds being the German Spitz Mittel, the Giant Spitz, Wolfspitz and the Pomeranian).


Braque du Bourbonnais

Braque du Bourbonnais (plural Braque du Bourbonnaises)

A breed of gundog, of rustic appearance, sometimes born with a short tail, with a coat ticked with liver, fawn, or white color.


Drentsche Patrijshond

Drentsche Patrijshond (plural Drentsche Patrijshonds)

A versatile spaniel-type hunting dog from the Dutch province of Drenthe.


Estrela Mountain Dog

Estrela Mountain Dog (plural Estrela Mountain Dogs)

Estrela Mountains
Estrela Mountains#Proper noun

A large breed of dog from the Estrela Mountains of Portugal bred to guard herds and homestads.


Entlebucher Mountain Dog

Entlebucher Mountain Dog (plural Entlebucher Mountain Dogs)

A medium-sized herding dog, it is the smallest of the four regional breeds that constitute the Sennenhund dog type.


Jagdterrier

From German Jagdterrier, from Jagd (“hunt, hunting”) + Terrier (“terrier”).

A type of working terrier, originating in Germany, that is used for hunting quarry both above and underground.


Ormskirk terrier

Ormskirk terrier (plural Ormskirk terriers)

Lancashire Heeler
Lancashire Heeler#English


Teddy Roosevelt Terrier

Teddy Roosevelt Terrier (plural Teddy Roosevelt Terriers)

When the types of Rat Terrier were separated by the Rat Terrier Club of America, the short-legged variety was named in honor of Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt (1858–1919), although he never owned Rat Terriers nor was he instrumental in developing the Teddy Roosevelt Terrier. The dog most attributed to being one of the foundations for the Rat Terriers was a black-and-tan, mixed-breed, feist-type dog owned by the Roosevelts.

A small to medium-sized American hunting terrier.


Lancashire Heeler

Lancashire Heeler (plural Lancashire Heelers)

A small breed of dog developed for use as a drover and herder of cattle.