shark
/ʃɑrk/A big fish with rows of sharp teeth that hunts in the sea.
Example: Someone spotted a shark and the whole beach emptied in a minute.
A112 words · Beginner
Wild Animals vocabulary — A1
Beginner wildlife vocabulary that spans sea animals like the shark, whale and dolphin and small creatures such as the bee, ant and butterfly.
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12whale
/weɪl/The biggest animal in the sea, which comes up for air at the top.
Example:
A whale came up right beside the boat and everyone screamed.
dolphin
/ˈdɑlfən/A clever grey sea animal with a beak that leaps out of the water.
Example:
Three dolphins followed the ferry the whole way across.
crab
/kræb/A sea animal with a hard shell and ten legs that walks sideways.
Example:
A crab scuttled under a rock before I could get near it.
seal
/sil/A smooth grey sea animal with flippers that lies about on rocks.
Example:
A dozen seals were sunbathing on the sandbank at low tide.
fish
/fɪʃ/An animal that lives in water and swims.
Example:
We saw a big fish in the river.
shell
/ʃɛl/The hard outer cover of an animal such as a crab or a snail.
Example:
She picked up a pink shell on the beach.
bee
/bi/A yellow and black insect that makes honey and can sting.
Example:
A bee got in through the window and everyone panicked.
ant
/ænt/A tiny black or red insect that lives in a big group under the ground.
Example:
There's a line of ants going right across the kitchen floor.
butterfly
/ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ/A colourful insect with large wings that visits flowers in the daytime.
Example:
A butterfly landed on my sister's shoulder and stayed there.
insect
/ˈɪnˌsɛkt/A very small animal with six legs.
Example:
An insect landed on the back of my hand.
bug
/bʌɡ/A small insect, especially one you do not want in the house.
Example:
There's a bug in my glass!
