A Chart of Animal Terms

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CC 303 Intro to Classical Mythology - Fall 2009
Department of Classics  University of Texas at Austin, Prof. Lawrence Kim


Boar – a large wild male pig
Sow – an adult female pig
Swine - plural form = pigs
 
Stag – an adult male deer
Doe – an adult female deer
Hart – a young male deer
Hind – a young female deer
Fawn – a young deer, male or female
 
Bull – an adult male cow
Heifer – a young cow
Calf – a baby cow, male or female
 
Stallion – an adult male horse
Mare – an adult female horse
Foal – a young horse, male or female
 
Ram – an adult male sheep
Ewe – a female sheep
Lamb – a baby sheep

Kid - a baby goat