eagle (鷹)- eaglet
hawk (隼)-- chick / eyas
owl(貓頭鷹)- owlet
pigeon (鴿子)--squab / squeaker
elephant(大象)-- calf
elk (駝鹿)--calf
deer(鹿)—fawn
fox(狐貍)-- cub / kit
frog (青蛙)- tadpole
giraffe(長頸鹿)-- calf
goat (山羊)--kid
goose (鵝)--gosling
hare (野兔)--leveret
horse (馬) -- foal / colt / filly
kangaroo(袋鼠)-- joey
leopard (豹)--cub
lion(獅子)--cub
peafowl(孔雀)--peachick
pheasant (野雞)-- chick
pig(豬)-piglet/ porkling / gilt
dog(狗)-puppy
cat(貓)--kitten
rabbit(兔子)--bunny
rat (家鼠)--pup
rhinoceros (犀牛) --calf
sheep (綿羊)--lamb
bear (熊)-cub
tiger (虎)--cub
wolf (狼)--cub / pup / whelp
zebra(斑馬)--foal
duck (鴨)--duckling
eel (鰻魚)--elver
fish (魚)--fry
hartebeest (狷羚)-- calf
mink (水貂)-- kit
pike (梭子魚)--pickerel
seal(海豹)--calf/pup
swan (天鵝)--Cygnet
由此可見,動物幼惠的英文名稱中foal、kid、kit、joey、cub、calf等詞最常用。
duck的幼崽名稱都是在原詞后面加ling
eagle、owl和pig都是在原詞結(jié)尾處加let
你還知道哪些動物幼惠對應(yīng)的英文單詞?
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