Description

a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person
a large spotted cat found in Africa and parts of Asia. It is the fastest animal on land.
a tree-dwelling Australasian marsupial that typically has a prehensile tail.
an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds.
a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea.
a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.
a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China.
a horse of a small breed, especially one whose height at the withers is below 14 hands 2 inches (58 inches).
a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef
a male domestic chicken.
an implement with a handle and a solid surface, usually of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis
a fluffy furry animal that could be brown black or tan
an African wild horse with black-and-white stripes and an erect mane.
a leopard, especially a black one.
a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white-striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands toward its attacker.
a small, slender, carnivorous mammal related to, but generally smaller than, the stoat.
a mammal that feeds on ants and termites. It has a long snout and sticky tongue.
a type of bear with black and white spots
an arctic animal with rubber like skin
a heavily built wild ox with backswept horns, found mainly in the Old World tropics.
a large, solitary cat that has a yellowish-brown or brown coat with black spots and usually hunts at night, widespread in the forests of Africa and southern Asia; spotted with brown and yellow
the offspring of a donkey and a horse (strictly, a male donkey and a female horse), typically sterile and used as a beast of burden.
a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.
a large, long-necked ungulate mammal of arid country, with long slender legs, broad cushioned feet, and either one or two humps on the back.
a large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia.
a small semiaquatic carnivore resembling the stoat, native to North America and Eurasia.
a burrowing, gregarious, plant-eating mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.
a small bug that makes a mond for a home
a heavily built monitor lizard that captures large prey such as pigs by ambush.
a tailless amphibian with a short stout body and short legs, typically having dry warty skin that can exude poison.
a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.

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