What are ANIMAL nouns?

The animal nouns are those names that we use to refer to animals that there is in the world: dog, cat, panther, lion, elephant... At unProfesor we tell you.

The grammatical categories It is the name given to all the words of a language, which are distributed by classes. The grammatical categories that we have in the Spanish language are nouns or names, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions, conjunctions and articles.

In this lesson from a TEACHER, we want to go a little deeper, to explain to you what are animal nouns. Also, let's give you some examples!

Index

1. What is a noun
2. What are animal nouns?
3. Examples of animal nouns
4. Examples of sentences with animal nouns
5. Animal nouns exercise
6. Solutions to the animal nouns exercise

There are many types of words, as we mentioned above, and each of them has different uses. Among all these groups, there are the nounseither also known as names. Their very name tells us that these are words that have substance, can you deduce what they are for?

Nouns help us give names to things in reality, whether concrete or abstract, large or small, nature or the city, etc.

In the same way, there are various types of nouns that serve to differentiate the type of object to which they refer: proper nouns and common nouns:

• Nouns: They are those that name a particular object and become its own name, differentiating it from others with which it may share many of its fundamental characteristics. For example: Roberto.
• Common nouns: This is the group to which animals belong. They are the nouns that are responsible for giving a name to a category of things in general. That is, they name a set of things that have similar characteristics or belong to the same species. For example: elephant.

The animal nouns belong to the group of common nouns and are in charge of designating the different animal species that exist. For example: horse.

Like all common nouns, are written in lower case; Although if a species is named with its technical name, it usually begins with a capital letter and is written in italics, since these are words in another language, such as Latin.

For example:

• If we want to talk about a killer whale, we will write it in lower case, but if we talk about the specific term Orcinus, we will write it in capital letters and italics.

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Let's put some on you examples of animal nouns, so you can see what they are and how they are written. But, remember, there are many more animals than the ones we will show you now!

• owl
• hyena
• lizard
• lynx
• beaver
• snake
• boa
• dog
• fox
• elephant
• rat
• Groundhog
• panther
• deer
• moose
• gorilla
• chameleon
• donkey
• hen
• iguana
• hawk
• frog
• vicuña
• penguin
• tiger
• duck
• goat
• Raven
• guanaco
• toucan
• Hare
• vulture
• tapir
• opossum
• giraffe
• parakeet
• crab
• pig
• alligator
• ant
• zebra
• kangaroo
• worm
• tarantula
• pigeon
• otter
• orangutan
• Cougar
• lazy
• wild pig
• bison
• fly
• deer
• porcupine
• hummingbird
• leopard
• tortoise
• seal
• dingo
• ocelot
• scorpion
• chimpanzee
• octopus
• mole
• sea ​​urchin
• Rhea
• Jaguar
• rabbit
• snail
• gazelle
• wolf
• hippo
• camel
• koala
• spider
• cockroach
• toad
• badger
• bear
• cheetah
• meerkat
• cricket
• bun
• cat
• squid
• panda
• chuck
• calls
• lion
• horse
• snake
• cow
• squirrel
• bird
• crocodile
• ostrich
• eagle
• fish
• sheep
• bee
• whale
• raccoon
• butterfly
• mouse
• rhinoceros
• Dolphin
• bat
• goose

We leave you with some examples of sentences containing animal nouns. We have pointed out these names to you in bold font, to make it easier for you to identify them:

• I have a fish tank with two frogs small ones that I bought at a pet store.
• We saw a little raccoon in the garden.
• He Cougar It is the symbol of one of the most popular clothing brands.
• Daniel collects butterflies; He has hundreds of species in a studio in the basement of his house.
• For lunch they served a salad octopus with shrimp.
• The monkeys They are very intelligent and charismatic animals.
• The porcupines They use their thorns as a method of defense.
• They left the food uncovered and immediately the food began to arrive. flies.
• The penguins They really make an effort to take care of the eggs of their young and keep them alive despite the intense cold.
• The bats They are nocturnal animals, which sleep during the day and go out to hunt at night.
• As a child I had a fish which I called Manchitas.
• In this cave lives a bear.
• Without a doubt, the dog He is one of the most faithful and loyal creatures that exist; He is a great companion for human beings.
• The shepherd takes care of the sheep every day.
• I taught my parakeet to say several sentences.
• In the church square there are hundreds of pigeons which people feed with corn or breadcrumbs.
• The lazy They seem like very funny animals to me.
• The brand logo is the face of a Panda bear.
• The Ducks They were swimming in the pond.
• One of the fictional characters is a superhero who uses a suit of panther.

We propose a very simple exercise so you can practice with animal nouns. Below you will find a list with sentences containing an animal noun. Will you be able to find it?

• We lifted the stone and there was a viper underneath that was poisonous.
• We went to the pound to adopt a dog from those who were living there.
• Seeing the fireflies lighting up the night is a very beautiful spectacle.
• The bunny jumped over the board and got out of his cage.
• They hired a fumigator to take care of the termite infestation.

Has arrived the time of truth. We leave you with the solutions to the previous exercise, so you can see if you have found all the animal nouns that we proposed.

• We lifted the stone and there was a snake below that it was poisonous.
• We went to the pound to adopt a dog of those who were living there.
• See at fireflies Illuminating the night is a very beautiful spectacle.
• He little bunny She jumped over the board and got out of her cage.
• They hired a fumigator to take care of the infestation of termites.

We hope this lesson has helped you better understand What are animal nouns and how are they written?. If you want to continue learning more about the types of words we have in the Spanish language, do not hesitate to consult our grammar and linguistics section.

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