Zoology and Animal Science in French

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to Zoology and Animal Science in French with their English translation and examples.

32 words in this list

insecte (ahn-sekt) → insect

🗣️ La fourmi est un insecte. (The ant is an insect.)

poisson (pwah-sohn) → fish

🗣️ Le saumon est un poisson. (The salmon is a fish.)

chien (shyehn) → dog

🗣️ Le chien court après la balle. (The dog is chasing the ball.)

papillon (pah-pee-yohn) → butterfly

🗣️ Le papillon vole dans le jardin. (The butterfly is flying in the garden.)

girafe (zhee-rahf) → giraffe

🗣️ La girafe a un long cou. (The giraffe has a long neck.)

oiseau (wah-zoh) → bird

🗣️ Le canari est un oiseau. (The canary is a bird.)

chat (sha) → cat

🗣️ Le chat dort sur le canapé. (The cat is sleeping on the couch.)

grenouille (gruh-noo-ee) → frog

🗣️ La grenouille saute dans l'eau. (The frog is jumping in the water.)

araignée (ah-reh-nyay) → spider

🗣️ L'araignée tisse une toile. (The spider is spinning a web.)

tortue (tohr-tew) → turtle

🗣️ La tortue se déplace lentement. (The turtle moves slowly.)

ours (oorss) → bear

🗣️ L'ours hiberne en hiver. (The bear hibernates in winter.)

lion (lee-ohn) → lion

🗣️ Le lion est le roi de la jungle. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)

proie (proy) → prey

🗣️ Le renard chasse la proie. (The fox hunts the prey.)

vache (vahsh) → cow

🗣️ La vache mange de l'herbe. (The cow is eating grass.)

cochon (koh-shohn) → pig

🗣️ Le cochon roule dans la boue. (The pig is rolling in the mud.)

tigre (tee-gruh) → tiger

🗣️ Le tigre a des rayures. (The tiger has stripes.)

habitat (ah-bee-tah) → habitat

🗣️ Le panda vit dans un habitat naturel en Chine. (The panda lives in a natural habitat in China.)

zoologie (zoh-oh-loh-zhee) → zoology

🗣️ La zoologie étudie les animaux et leur comportement. (Zoology studies animals and their behavior.)

souris (soo-ree) → mouse

🗣️ La souris mange du fromage. (The mouse is eating cheese.)

abeille (ah-bay) → bee

🗣️ L'abeille butine les fleurs. (The bee is collecting nectar from the flowers.)

éléphant (ay-lay-fahn) → elephant

🗣️ L'éléphant a une grande trompe. (The elephant has a big trunk.)

adaptation (ah-dap-tah-syohn) → adaptation

🗣️ L'adaptation est essentielle pour la survie des espèces. (Adaptation is essential for the survival of species.)

espèce (es-payss) → species

🗣️ Il existe de nombreuses espèces animales dans le monde. (There are many animal species in the world.)

reptile (rehp-teel) → reptile

🗣️ Le lézard est un reptile. (The lizard is a reptile.)

mammifère (mah-mee-fehr) → mammal

🗣️ Le chat est un mammifère. (The cat is a mammal.)

cheval (shuh-val) → horse

🗣️ Le cheval galope dans le champ. (The horse is galloping in the field.)

serpent (sehr-pahn) → snake

🗣️ Le serpent se faufile dans l'herbe. (The snake is slithering in the grass.)

crocodile (kroh-koh-deel) → crocodile

🗣️ Le crocodile vit dans les rivières. (The crocodile lives in rivers.)

rhinocéros (ree-noh-seh-rohss) → rhinoceros

🗣️ Le rhinocéros a une corne sur le nez. (The rhinoceros has a horn on its nose.)

prédateur (preh-dah-tuhr) → predator

🗣️ Le lion est un prédateur redoutable. (The lion is a formidable predator.)

hippopotame (ee-poh-poh-tahm) → hippopotamus

🗣️ L'hippopotame vit dans l'eau. (The hippopotamus lives in the water.)

croissance (kroh-eesahns) → growth

🗣️ La croissance des animaux dépend de leur alimentation. (The growth of animals depends on their diet.)

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