Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe animals in American Thesaurus

amphibious (adjective)

capable of living both in water and on land

androgynous (adjective)

biology an androgynous animal or plant has both male and female parts

anthropoid (adjective)

an anthropoid ape or other animal is very similar to a human

aquatic (adjective)

growing or living in or near water

arboreal (adjective)

formal relating to or living in trees

articulate (adjective)

biology an articulate animal has joints (=parts of the body where two bones meet)

asexual (adjective)

biology an asexual creature does not have sex organs

best-of-breed (adjective)

used for describing an animal that is judged the best example of its type in a competition or show

caged (adjective)

kept in a cage

captive (adjective)

a captive wild animal is kept in a place such as a park or zoo instead of living in its natural environment

cold-blooded (adjective)

biology cold-blooded animals have a body temperature that changes to suit their environment

common (adjective)

used in the names of birds and animals when there are more of them than related birds and animals

diurnal (adjective)

biology a diurnal animal is awake and active during the day

domestic (adjective)

a domestic animal is one that is kept as a pet or on a farm

domesticated (adjective)

a domesticated animal has been trained to live with or work for humans

downy (adjective)

covered in very soft small hairs or feathers

draft (adjective)

a draft animal is used for pulling heavy things

extinct (adjective)

an extinct animal, plant, or language no longer exists

feathered (adjective)

covered with feathers, or made from feathers

feral (adjective)

formal a feral cat or other animal is one that lives in a wild state but was once kept as a pet or lived on a farm

fluffy (adjective)

covered with very soft hair or feathers

flying (adjective)

able to fly

freshwater (adjective)

living in water that does not contain salt

furred (adjective)

covered with fur, or covered with something that looks like fur

furry (adjective)

covered with fur

giant (adjective)

used in the names of some animals and plants that are much larger than others of the same type

great (adjective)

used in the names of birds or animals that are larger than related birds or animals

gregarious (adjective)

gregarious animals or birds live in groups

higher (adjective)

higher plants and animals are the most advanced and developed

horned (adjective)

with horns

housebroken (adjective)

American a pet that is housebroken knows that it must go outside or use a special container inside when it needs to go to the toilet

indigenous (adjective)

formal indigenous plants and animals belong to a region because they developed there

juvenile (adjective)

science a juvenile animal or plant is young

lesser (adjective)

used in the names of some animals, birds, or plants to show that they are a smaller type

lop-eared (adjective)

a lop-eared animal has long ears that hang by the side of its head

man-eating (adjective)

a man-eating animal kills and eats people

mangy (adjective)

a mangy animal has itchy skin and is starting to lose fur because it has the disease mange

mature (adjective)

a mature animal or plant has grown to its full size

migratory (adjective)

a migratory bird or animal is one that migrates

native (adjective)

relating to the place where a plant or animal has always lived

naturalized (adjective)

a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that people brought it to long ago

nocturnal (adjective)

nocturnal animals are active at night rather than during the day

omnivorous (adjective)

biology an omnivorous animal eats both plants and meat

parasitic (adjective)

biology a parasitic plant or animal lives in or on another type of plant or animal and feeds on it

pedigree (adjective)

a pedigree animal comes from a family whose members have been recorded for a long time and who are all of the same breed (=type)

petrified (adjective)

science a petrified plant or animal has died and gradually changed into stone

pigmy ()

another spelling of pygmy

poisonous (adjective)

capable of producing poison

polymorphous (adjective)

a polymorphous animal or plant has different forms at different stages of its development

predatory (adjective)

relating to animals that kill and eat other animals

purebred (adjective)

a purebred animal comes from parents of the same breed

pygmy (adjective)

a pygmy animal or plant belongs to a type that does not grow very big

rabid (adjective)

a rabid animal has rabies

rogue (adjective)

a rogue wild animal lives apart from other members of its group and is often dangerous

saltwater (adjective)

living in the ocean or in water that contains salt

savage (adjective)

a savage animal is likely to attack you

scaly (adjective)

a scaly animal has skin like that of a fish or a snake

shy (adjective)

a shy animal is afraid of people and tries to hide from them

simian (adjective)

formal similar to a monkey or an ape, or connected with these animals

social (adjective)

biology social animals live in groups instead of living alone

spineless (adjective)

a spineless animal does not have a spine

stuffed (adjective)

a dead animal that is stuffed has been filled with a substance so that it looks alive

tame (adjective)

a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them

temperate (adjective)

used about plants and animals that live in temperate areas

territorial (adjective)

territorial animals or people do not like other animals or people entering an area that they believe belongs to them

tolerant (adjective)

biology if plants or animals are tolerant of particular conditions, they are able to exist in those conditions

transgenic (adjective)

a transgenic plant or animal contains genes from a different plant or animal that have been introduced using a laboratory technique

tufted (adjective)

with a tuft of hair or feathers

untrained (adjective)

an animal that is untrained does not obey people

venomous (adjective)

capable of producing poison

warm-blooded (adjective)

warm-blooded animals have a body that stays warm in both hot and cold environments. A cold-blooded animal has a body temperature that changes when their environment changes.

webbed (adjective)

if a bird or animal has webbed feet, it has skin between its toes to help it to swim well

web-footed (adjective)

with toes that are joined by a piece of skin

well-bred (adjective)

a well-bred animal has good qualities because of good breeding

wild (adjective)

a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its own in natural conditions and is not raised by humans

winged (adjective)

a winged creature has wings