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| English-German Glossary of Animal Terms (M-R) | |
Animals and Their Sounds in German
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| Animals • Tiere (M-R) Annotated English-German Glossary |
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| Animal | Tier | Plural/Sound |
| M | ||
| minnow | die Elritze | Elritzen |
| > Also see: Fish & Marine Life glossary | ||
| mole | der Maulwurf | Maulwürfe |
| monkey | der Affe den/dem/des Affen |
Affen schreien. |
| moose, elk | der Elch das Elentier |
Elche |
| mosquito | der Moskito | Moskitos |
| moth | die Motte | Motten |
| mountain lion | der Puma/Silberlöwe | Pumas/Silberlöwen |
| mouse | die Maus | Mäuse piepsen. |
| mule | der Maulesel | iaah |
| Also see the English-German Tiergeräusche (Animal Sounds) glossary! | ||
| N | ||
| newt | der Wassermolch | Wassermolche |
| O | ||
| octopus | der Krake | Kraken |
| opossum | die Beutelratte das Opossum |
Beutelratten |
| orangutang | der Orang-Utang | Orang-Utangs |
| ostrich | der Strauß | Strauße |
| otter | der Otter | Otter |
| owl | die Eule der Uhu |
huh huh Eulen heulen, schreien oder rufen. |
| ox | der Ochs | |
| P | ||
| panda | der Panda/Bambusbär | Pandas |
| panther | der Panther | Panther |
| parrot | der Papagei | Papageien krächzen und pfeifen. |
| pelican | der Pelikan | Pelikane |
| penguin | der Pinguin | Pinguine |
| pheasant | der Fasan | Fasane |
| pig | das Schwein | Schweine grunzen. |
| pigeon | die Taube | gurr gurr Tauben gurren. |
| polar bear | der Eisbär | Eisbären |
| porcupine | das Stachelschwein | -schweine |
| puma | der Puma | Pumas |
| Also see the English-German Tiergeräusche (Animal Sounds) glossary! | ||
| porpoise | der Schweinswal | Schweinswale schnattern und zwitschern. |
| NOTE: Don't confuse the dolphin fish (percoid) with the mammalian dolphin or porpoises! You can understand the German name better if you remember that "porpoise" is based on Latin porca (pig). > Also see: Fish & Marine Life glossary |
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| Q | ||
| quail | die Wachtel | Wachteln |
| R | ||
| rabbit | das Kaninchen | Kaninchen |
| racoon | der Waschbär | Waschbären |
| rat | die Ratte | Ratten |
| rattlesnake | die Klapperschlange | Klapperschlangen klappern. |
| raven | der Rabe | kwrah kwrah Raben krächzen. |
| reindeer | das Rentier | Rentiere |
| rhinoceros | das Nashorn | Nashörner |
| rooster | der Hahn | kikeriki Hähne krähen. |
| Also take our Tier-Quiz, a self-scoring quiz on animals and their sounds. | ||
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