From Longman Dictionary man‧a‧tee /ˈmænətiː/ noun [countable] a large sea animal with flippers and a large flat tail, which eats plants Example But at that time, biologists also saw sick, disoriented manatees acting strangely by curling their lips and arching their backs She has to get manatees picked up and taken to the researchers quickly,…
From Longman Dictionary whale /weɪl/ ●●○ noun a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal Example The Minke whales, which are numerous, should be culled because they are impeding the recovery of the endangered Blue Whale So…
From Longman Dictionary ˈdʒenɪt a wild animal similar to a cat but with a longer tail and body and a pointed head. Genets are found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia and…
From Longman Dictionary ˈduːɡɒŋ a large sea animal with thick grey skin that lives mainly in the Indian Ocean and eats plants
From Longman Dictionary big ˈcat noun [countable] a large animal of the cat family, such as a lion or tiger Example A poster for the local paper on the wall next to the newsagent claims boldly that another big cat has been seen As…
From Longman Dictionary deer /dɪə $ dɪr/ ●●○ noun (plural deer) [countable] a large wild animal that can run very fast, eats grass, and has horns Example A deer makes tracks in the snow They’re deer-stealers – I saw a dead deer in their car The Qawrighul people hunted deer, wild sheep and birds, and fished We…
From Longman Dictionary dol‧phin /ˈdɒlfɪn $ ˈdɑːl-, ˈdɒːl-/ ●●○ noun [countable] a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose Example It was not a black man, just a dolphin Net-caught dolphins frequently have lungs filled with water It was a dorado…
From Longman Dictionary ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə an animal like a very large rabbit with thick legs and small ears, which lives near water in South America
From Longman Dictionary hip‧po‧pot‧a‧mus /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs $ -ˈpɑː-/ noun (plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami /-maɪ-/) [countable] a large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water Example They don’t know the maximum untaxed income, but they do know George Washington had hippopotamus teeth Nevertheless, the marriage of hippopotamus with whale is clear Rather more realistically,…
From Longman Dictionary coy‧ote /ˈkɔɪ-əʊt, kɔɪˈəʊti $ ˈkaɪ-oʊt, kaɪˈoʊti/ noun [countable] a small wild dog that lives in North West America and Mexico Example But coyotes are taking the biggest bite out of sheep farming in Northern California Whether the abandoned innards, which are consumed by coyotes and ravens, harbor the disease is hotly debated At night you can hear coyotes howling…
