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Animals in Esperanto

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➡ In today's lesson you will learn the main animals in Esperanto.

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Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Animal, Basic Phrases in Esperanto, Express Surprise & Time.

dombestoj - domestic animals, pets

Esperanto	English
hundo	dog
kato	cat

bestoj - animals

Esperanto	English
rato	rat
muso	mouse
azeno azenino	donkey, (ass)
ĉevalo ĉevalino	horse mare
virbovo bovo bovino bovido	bull ox cow calf
ŝafo ŝafido	sheep lamb
virkapro kaprino	goat she-goat
apro	wild boar
porko	pig
erinaco	hedgehog
talpo	mole
kuniklo leporo	rabbit hare
sciuro	squirrel
heliko	snail
limako	slug
vermo lumbriko	worm
bufo	toad
rano	frog
serpento vipuro kolubro	snake viper
lacerto	lizard
vulpo	fox
lupo	wolf
urso	bear

maro - sea

Esperanto	English
fiŝo	fish
tinuso	tuna
ŝarko	shark
delfeno	dolphin
baleno	whale
foko	seal
testudo martestudo	land turtle, tortoise sea turtle
krabo	crab
ekino	(sea) urchin
mitulo	(blue) mussel
ostro	oyster
konko	shell

birdoj - birds

Esperanto	English
aglo	eagle
falko	falcon, (hawk)
vulturo	vulture
kolombo	columba
pasero	sparrow
koko kokino	rooster, cockerel hen
anaso	duck
ansero	goose

insektoj - insects

Esperanto	English
formikoj	ants
cikado	cicada
akrido, grilo	cricket
lokusto	grasshopper
muŝo	fly
papilio	butterfly
libelo	dragonfly
kokcinelo	ladybug, (ladybird)
burdo	bumble bee
abelo	bee
vespo	wasp
kulo, moskito	mosquito
pediko(j)	louse / lice
puloj	fleas
blato	cockroach
araneo	spider

sovaĝbestoj - wild animals

Esperanto	English
simio	monkey, ape
papago	parrot
struto	ostrich
leono	lion
tigro	tiger
kamelo	camel
zebro	zebra
ĝirafo	giraffe
elefanto	elephant
rinocero	rhinoceros
hipopotamo	hippopotamus
bubalo	buffalo
krokodilo	crocodile
kanguruo	kangaroo

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