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1、英语动物称谓在汉语中一般只用“公”和“母”(或“雌”和“雄”)二字来区分禽兽的性别。在英语中则往往各有单独名称,小动物也另有名称。见下表: 总称 雄性名称雌性名称小动物名称肉chickencockroosterhenchickchickenduckdrakeduckducklinggoosegandergoosegoslinghorsestallionmarefoalcattlebull/oxcowcalfbeefpigboarsowshoat/pigletporkdogdogbitchpuppy/doggysheepramewelamb/kidmuttongoatbi
2、llygoatnannydeerstagdoefawnvenisonbear/tiger/lioncubbirdnestlingcatkittenrabbitbunnykangaroojoeycub并非所有禽兽都要用特殊名称来区分雌雄。人们对某些特殊名称并不熟悉。要用不常见的区分禽兽雌雄的词时,常用bull或cow,cock或hen来代替。如bullseal(公海豹),cowseal(母海豹);bullelephant(公象),cowelephant(母象);cockpheasant(公野鸡),henpheasant(母野鸡);cocksparrow(公麻雀),hens
3、parrow(母麻雀)。也可用male和female或she再加上原名。如:maleleopard(公豹),femalepanda(母熊猫),shewolf(母狼)。owlsealswanhippomousepandawhalezebracranequailmonkeyparrotturkeygiraffepeacockdolphinelephantmosquito动物aquiline鹰的,象鹰的bovine象牛一样的canine象狗的asinine(笨驴一样的)buck雄鹿,公羊cygnet小天鹅cob玉米棒子,雄天鹅cub幼兽,年轻人duckling小鸭子colt小
4、马,无经验的年轻人cougar美洲豹(酷哥)condor秃鹰动物Lion狮子chinchilla南美栗鼠gopher囊地鼠Guineapig豚鼠marmot土拨鼠mole鼹鼠mouse家鼠vole田鼠monkey猴子chimpanzee黑猩猩gorilla大猩猩orangutan猩猩gibbon长臂猿sloth獭猴anteater食蚁兽duckbill,platypus鸭嘴兽kangaroo袋鼠koala考拉,树袋熊hedgehog刺猬porcupine箭猪,豪猪bat蝙蝠armadillo犰狳whale鲸dolphin河豚porpoise大西洋鼠海豚seal海豹wal
5、rus海象hog阉猪,肥猪horse马horsefly,gadfly厩蝇,牛虻hummingbird蜂雀hyena,hyaena鬣狗iguana鬣蜥Japanesebeetle日本金龟子jennyass雌驴kangaroo袋鼠kid年幼的山羊kingfisher翠鸟kite鹞kitten小猫kitten,kitty,*****小猫koala考拉,树袋熊ladybird瓢虫lamb羊羔,羔羊largeprawn大对虾lark百鸟,云雀leopard豹lion狮lizard蜥蜴llama大羊驼lobster龙虾locust蝗虫louse,lice虱子,白虱lynx猞猁mac
6、aw金刚鹦鹉mackerel鲭,鲐magpie喜鹊maleant雄蚁mallard野鸭,凫mare母马marmot土拨鼠moccasin嗜鱼蛇mole鼹鼠monkey猴子mosquito蚊moth蛾mouse家鼠mule骡mullet乌鱼,黑鱼mussel淡菜,贻贝mustang野马mutton羊肉nanny雌山羊nightingale夜莺Norwaylobster蝉虾octopus章鱼orangutan猩猩ostrich鸵鸟otter水獭owl枭,猫头鹰ox牛oyster牡蛎palecloudedyellow纹黄蝶panther,puma美洲豹parakeet长尾鹦鹉
7、parrot鹦鹉partridge石鸡,鹧鸪pelican鹈鹕penguin企鹅perch鲈鱼pheasant雉,野鸡pig,swine猪pigeon野鸽piglet,shoat年幼的猪pike梭子鱼plaice鲽plover千鸟pony矮马porcupine箭猪,豪猪porpoise大西洋鼠海豚poult小火鸡prawn虾prayingmantis螳螂ptarmigan雷鸟pup年幼的狗python蟒蛇quail鹌鹑queenant蚁后queenbee蜂王rabbit兔rabbit兔子ram雄绵羊rat鼠rattlesnake响尾蛇ra