Synonyms and antonyms of Mammals found in North, Central and South America in American Thesaurus

agouti (noun)

an animal with fur and long legs related to the guinea pig, that lives in Central and South America

alpaca (noun)

a South American animal with a long neck and long hair that is related to the llama

armadillo (noun)

a small wild animal from hot parts of North and South America whose body is covered with pieces of a hard substance forming a shell

beaver (noun)

a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build dams (=walls) across streams.

bobcat (noun)

a large wild cat that lives in North America

caribou (noun)

a large brown animal with long thin legs and horns on its head that lives in northern North America

chinchilla (noun)

a small South American animal with soft gray fur

coati (noun)

an animal with fur, a long nose and a ringed tail, that lives mainly in Central and South America

coon (noun)

informal a raccoon

cottontail (noun)

a small North American rabbit with a white tail

cougar (noun)

a large wild cat that lives in mountain areas of North and South America

coyote (noun)

a small wild dog that lives in North America. Coyotes often live near people and sometimes steal food or kill small pets.

coypu (noun)

an animal with fur used for making clothing, that lives mainly in South America

gopher (noun)

a small furry animal mainly found in North and Central America. It has a short tail and lives in holes that it digs in the ground.

grizzly bear (noun)

a very large bear with brown fur that lives in the mountains of the north-western U.S..

groundhog (noun)

a small furry animal with short legs that is found in North America and lives in holes in the ground

ground squirrel (noun)

a type of North American squirrel that lives on and under the ground

jackrabbit (noun)

a wild animal like a large rabbit that lives in open areas of the U.S.

llama (noun)

a large South American animal with a long neck and a thick coat, used for wool, meat, and carrying things

mountain goat (noun)

a type of goat that lives in the mountains of western North America

mountain lion (noun)

a large wild cat with light brown fur that lives in the mountains of the western part of the Americas

muskrat (noun)

a North American animal hunted for its thick brown fur

olinguito (noun)

a type of mammal which was discovered for the first time in 2013, in the rainforests of Ecuador. It is about the size of a domestic cat, lives in trees and eats mainly fruit.

pack rat (noun)

a small North American animal similar to a mouse that collects small objects

polecat (noun)

Americaninformal a skunk

prairie dog (noun)

a small brown animal that lives in holes in the ground on the prairies of North America

puma (noun)

a large brown-gray wild cat that lives in the mountain areas of North and South America

raccoon (noun)

a small animal with a black and white face and a long tail that lives mainly in North and Central America

racoon ()

another spelling of raccoon

skunk (noun)

a small black-and-white North American animal with a long thick tail. It produces a bad smell when it is threatened.

sloth (noun)

an animal that lives in trees and moves very slowly. It lives in South and Central America.

snapping turtle (noun)

a small animal with powerful jaws and a hard shell covering its back that lives in lakes in North and Central America

vicuna (noun)

a South American animal similar to a llama

wapiti (noun)

an elk (=large type of deer) that lives in North America

woodchuck (noun)

a groundhog