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Animals - New Words

  

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  Tier nt [ti:ə] animal
  Aal m [a:l] eel
  Adler m ['a:dlɐ] eagle
  Affe m ['afə] monkey
  Ameise f ['a:maizə] ant
  Amsel f ['amzəl] blackbird
  Antilope f [anti'lo:pə] antelope
  Assel f ['asəl] woodlouse
  Bär m [bɛ:ɐ] bear
  Biber m ['bi:bɐ] beaver
  Biene f ['bi:nə] bee
  Büffel m ['bʏfəl] buffalo
  Bussard m ['bʊsart] buzzard
  Chamäleon nt [ka'mɛ:leɔn] chameleon
  Dachs m [daks] badger
  Delfin m [dɛl'fi:n] dolphin
  Dromedar nt [drome'da:ɐ] dromedary
  Drossel f ['drɔsəl] thrush
  Eichhörnchen nt (literally: little oak horn) ['aiçhœrnçən] squirrel
  Eidechse f ['aidɛksə] lizard
  Elch m [ɛlç] elk
  Elefant m [ele'fant] elephant
  Elster f ['ɛlstɐ] magpie
  Ente f ['ɛntə] duck
  Erdmännchen nt (literally: little earth man) ['e:ɐtmɛnçən] meerkat/suricate
  Esel m ['e:zəl] donkey
  Eule f ['ɔylə] owl
  Falke m ['falkə] falcon
  Faultier nt (literally: lazy animal) ['faulti:ə] sloth
  Fisch m [fɪʃ] fish
  Fink m [fɪŋk] finch
  Fledermaus f (literally: fluttering mouse) ['fle:dɐmaus] bat
  Fliege f ['fli:gə] fly
  Floh m [flo:] flea
  Frosch m [frɔʃ] frog
  Fuchs m [fʊks] fox
  Gans f [gans] goose
  Garnele f [gar'ne:lə] prawn
  Geier m ['gaiɐ] vulture
  Gepard m ['ge:part] cheetah
  Giraffe f [gi'rafə] giraffe
  Grashüpfer m ['gra:shʏpfɐ] grasshopper
  Grille f ['grɪlə] cricket
  Gürteltier nt (literally: belt animal) ['gʏrtəlti:ə] armadillo
  Habicht m ['ha:bɪçt] hawk
  Hahn m [ha:n] cock
  Hai m [hai] shark
  Hamster m ['hamstɐ] hamster
  Hase m ['ha:zə] hare
  Heuschrecke f ['hɔyʃrɛkə] locust
  Hirsch m [hɪrʃ] deer
  Hornisse f [hɔr'nɪsə] hornet
  Huhn nt [hu:n] chicken
  Hummel f ['hʊməl] bumblebee
  Hummer m ['hʊmɐ] lobster
  Hund m [hʊnt] dog
  Hyäne f [hy'ɛ:nə] hyaena
  Igel m ['i:gəl] hedgehog
  Jaguar m ['ja:gua:ɐ] jaguar
  Käfer m ['kɛ:fɐ] beetle
  Kakerlake f [ka:kɐ'lakə] cockroach
  Känguru nt ['kɛŋguru] kangaroo
  Kamel nt [ka'me:l] camel
  Kaninchen nt [ka'ni:nçən] rabbit
  Katze f ['katsə] cat
  Krabbe f ['krabə] crab
  Krähe f ['krɛ:ə] crow
  Kranich m ['kra:nɪç] crane
  Krebs m [kre:ps] cancer
  Kröte f ['krø:tə] toad
  Krokodil nt [kroko'di:l] crocodile
  Kuh f [ku:] cow
  Lama nt ['la:ma] llama
  Laus f [laus] louse
  Leopard m [leo'part] leopard
  Libelle f [li'bɛlə] dragonfly
  Löwe m ['lø:və] lion
  Lux m [lʊks] lux
  Marder m ['mardɐ] marten
  Maulwurf m (literally: mouth throw) ['maulvʊrf] mole
  Maus f [maus] mouse
  Meerschweinchen nt (literally: little sea pig) ['me:ɐʃvainçən] guinea pig
  Meise f ['maizə] tit
  Möwe f ['mø:və] seagull
  Motte f ['mɔtə] moth
  Mücke f ['mʏkə] mosquito
  Murmeltier nt (literally: marble animal) ['mʊrməlti:ə] marmot
  Muschel f ['mʊʃəl] mussel
  Nachtigall f ['naxtɪgal] nightingale
  Nashorn nt (literally: nose horn) ['na:shɔrn] rhinoceros
  Nilpferd nt (literally: Nile horse) ['ni:lpfe:ɐt] hippopotamus
  Ochse m ['ɔksə] ox
  Otter m ['ɔtɐ] otter
  Papagei m [papa'gai] parrot
  Pfau m [pfau] peacock
  Pferd nt [pfe:ɐt] horse
  Pinguin m ['pɪŋgui:n] penguin
  Rabe m ['ra:bə] raven
  Qualle f ['kvalə] jellyfish
  Ratte f ['ratə] rat
  Raupe f ['raupə] caterpillar
  Reh nt [re:] roe
  Rentier nt ['rɛnti:ə] reindeer
  Robbe f ['rɔbə] seal
  Rotkehlchen nt (literally: little red throat) ['ro:tke:lçən] robin
  Schaf nt [ʃa:f] sheep
  Schildkröte f (literally: shield toad) ['ʃɪltkrø:tə] tortoise
  Schlange f ['ʃlaŋə] snake
  Schmetterling m ['ʃmɛtɐlɪŋ] butterfly
  Schnecke f ['ʃnɛkə] snail
  Schwalbe f ['ʃvalbə] swallow
  Schwan m [ʃva:n] swan
  Schwein nt [ʃvain] pig
  Seehund m (literally: sea dog) ['ze:hʊnt] seal
  Seelöwe m ['ze:lø:və] sea lion
  Siebenschläfer m (literally: sevensleeper) ['zi:bənʃlɛ:fɐ] dormouse
  Skorpion m [skɔrpi'o:n] scorpion
  Spatz m [ʃpats] sparrow
  Spinne f ['ʃpɪnə] spider
  Stachelschwein nt (literally: sting pig) ['ʃtaxəlʃvain] porcupine
  Star m [ʃta:ɐ] starling
  Steinbock m (literally: stone buck) ['ʃtainbɔk] ibex
  Stier m [ʃti:ə] bull/steer
  Storch m [ʃtɔrç] stork
  Strauß m [ʃtraus] ostrich
  Taube f ['taubə] dove
  Tausendfüßler m ['tauzəntfy:slɐ] millipede
  Tiger m ['ti:gɐ] tiger
  Vogel m ['fo:gəl] bird
  Wal m [va:l] whale
  Wanze f ['vantsə] bug
  Wasserschildkröte f (literally: water shield toad) ['vasɐʃɪltkrø:tə] turtle
  Wellensittich m (literally: wave parakeet) ['vɛlənzɪtɪç] budgie
  Wespe f ['vɛspə] wasp
  Wildschwein nt (literally: wild pig) ['vɪltʃvain] wild boar
  Wolf m [vɔlf] wolf
  Wurm m [vʊrm] worm
  Zebra nt ['tse:bra] zebra
  Ziege f ['tsi:gə] goat