Wights are those living things that English would call animals. Below is a set of lists showing the different wights and their names in Anglish. They are organized by the larger group to which they belong, such as birds and fish. Not all deers are listed below, but the list holds both those whose existing name is Anglish, and those whose name needs to be overset.
Living
Birds
| English | Binomial name | Anglish |
|---|---|---|
| bird-of-paradise | family Paradisaeidae | bird of heaven, bird of narxenwong |
| blue jay | Cyanocitta cristata | blue hier (<OE higera) |
| booby | genus Sula | thorple (cf. NHG Tölpel)
John-o'-Ghent (cf. Du. jan-van-gent) |
| budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | house redemouth (domestic parakeet)
grassredemouth (cf. Du. grasparkiet) |
| buzzard | - | mousehawk (<OE mūshāfoc) |
| canary | some species of Serinus genus | Houndeysbird |
| cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | (tufted) redbird |
| cassowary | genus Casuarius | helmstrutter (cf. NHG helmkasuar) |
| cockatoo | family Cacatuidae | combed redemouth
combed chatterbird |
| comorant | genus Phalacrocorax | shrab (<OE scræb) |
| cuckoo | family Cuculidae | yeke(straight from OE), gawk(from ON) |
| curlew | genus Numenius | whaup |
| eagle | - | erne |
| emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | Andlandstrutter |
| falcon | genus Falco | fealk (<OE fealca) |
| flamingo | family Phoenicopteridae | firefeather (greek calque)
fireswan |
| grebe | family Podicipedidae | lapdiver (cf. NHG Lappentaucher) |
| gull | Larus canus | mew |
| harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | king's hawk (calque of Portuguese gavião-real) |
| heron | family Ardeidae | ragre (<OE hragra) |
| hoatzin | genus Opisthocomus | stinkbird |
| jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | ettinstork (cf. Du. reuzenooievaar) |
| kakapo | Strigops habroptilus | owl redemouth
owl chatterbird |
| kea | Nestor notabilis | barrow redemouth
barrow chatterbird |
| kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | windhover |
| kiskadee | genus Pitangus | swaveltharlreder (cf. NHG Schwefeltyrann) |
| kiwi | genus Apteryx | snipestrutter (cf. NHG Schnepfenstrauße) |
| kookaburra | genus Dacelo | hunter kingfisher (cf. NHG Jägerliest) |
| lyrebird | genus Menura | mockingfowl, shieldharpbird |
| macaw | tribe Arini | great redemouth
great chatterbird |
| osprey | Pandion haliaetus | seahawk |
| ostrich | genus Struthio | strutter (< OE strýta) |
| parakeet | certain species of order Psittaciformes | little redemouth
little chatterbird |
| parrot | order Psittaciformes | redemouth (<OE rēodmūða)
chatterbird |
| partridge | subfamily Percinidae | winebeamfowl, winebeamhen (cf. NHG Rebhuhn) |
| pelican | genus Pelecanus | divedopper (<OE dūfedoppa - dūfe) |
| penguin | family Spheniscidae | fatgoose (cf. Du. vatgans)
southauk, swimbird, southern auk, great [white-headed] auk |
| peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | duckhawk |
| pheasant | family Phasianinae | wildfowl, wildhen (<OE wildhænn)
woorfowl, woorhen (<OE wōrhana) |
| pigeon | Columbia livia domestica | dove |
| ratite | infraclass Palaeognathae | strutterfowl, runfowl (cf. Du. Loopvogel) |
| rhea | genus Rhea | Nightlandstrutter |
| robin | Erithacus rubecula | ruddock |
| seriema | Cariama cristata | raisecombbird (calque of Tupi çaria am) |
| thrush | family Turdidae | shreech (<OE scric) |
| toucan | family Rhamphastidae | peppereater (cf. Sw. pepparätare) |
| tropicbird | order Phaethontiformes | trindleturnbird (cf. Du. keerkringvogel) |
| turaco | family Musophagidae | moonpodeater (cf. Du. bananeneter) |
| turkey | Meleagris spp. | trootbird, trootfowl, troothen (calque of NHD Truthahn, "Trut" being of imitative origin) |
| vulture | family Accipitridae (Aegypiinae)family Cathartidae | gue (<OE giw)
neefowl (<OE nēfugol) gyer (rhymes with fryer: cf. Du. gier; NHG Geier) |
Creepdeer
| English | Binomial name | Anglish |
|---|---|---|
| anaconda | genus Eunectes | easnake |
| basilisk | genus Basiliscus | waterstrider |
| boa constrictor | Boa constrictor | wrapsnake |
| chamaleon
chamaeleon |
family Chamaeleonidae | wrixlehue ask |
| cobra | genus Naja | hoodsnake |
| crocodile | family Crocodylidae | nix |
| frill-necked lizard | Chlamydosaurus kingii | frillneckask |
| gliding lizard | genus Draco | glidask; glideft |
| iguana | family Iguanidae | combask; combeft (cf. Du. kamhagedis) |
| Komodo dragon | Varanus komodoensis | landnix (calque of native buaya darat) |
| lizard | suborder Lacertilia | ask (<OE áðexe), eft (<OE efte, efeta) |
| monitor lizard | genus Varanus | watchask; watcheft |
| python | genus Python | tiesnake |
| tuatara | genus Sphenodon | bridgeask; bridgeft |
| turtle/tortoise | family Testudinidae |
shieldpaddock (cf. Du. schildpadde) rover (contr. of 'roofer' or 'roofpod', akin to stegosaurus, meaning 'roofed lizard') |
| turtle/sea turtle | superfamily Chelonioidea | shieldback |
Fish
| English | Binomial name | Anglish |
|---|---|---|
| bony fish | class Osteichthyes | bony fish; bonefish |
| burbot | Lota lota | alepout (<OE ælepūte) |
| cartilaginous fish | class Chondrichthyes | crackbony fish; crackbonefish |
| coelacanth | order Coelacanthiformes | quistfin; cwistfin |
| flounder | suborder Pleuronectoidei | fluke flukefish (to differentiate from a flukeworm) |
| lionfish;
zebrafish |
genus Pterois | flinder-cod |
| manta ray | genus Manta | mantlereagh |
| mullet | family Mugilidae | hake (<OE hacod) |
| parrotfish | family Scaridae | chatterbirdfish |
| perch | genus Perca | barse (<OE bærs) |
| piranha | Characidae spp. | cutterfish (calque of Old Tupi pira nya) |
| ray | superorder Batoidea | reagh (<OE reohhe) |
| regal blue tang | Paracanthurus hepatus | king's blue tang/healerfish |
| salmon | Salmo salar | lax |
| shark | superorder Selachimorpha | haye |
| trout | subfamily Salmoninae | forn, shoat |
Lurrows (Amphibians)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish |
|---|---|---|
| axolotl | Ambystoma mexicanum | moonsnavelish walkingfish
moonsnavelish taillurrow |
| caecilian | order Apoda | creeplurrow (cf. NHG Schleichenlurche) |
| cane toad | Rhinella marina | reedtoad |
| poison dart frog | family Dendrobatidae | atter arrow frog; gallarrow frog |
| salamander | order Urodela | taillurrow (cf. NHG Schwanzlurche) |
Suckledeer (Mammals)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish |
|---|---|---|
| aardvark | Orycteropus afer | earthpig, earthswine, earthfarrow |
| aardwolf | Proteles cristata | earthwolf |
| addax | Addax nasomaculatus | whitebuck; screwhornbuck |
| African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | Highsun wild dog; Highsun hunting dog; Highsunland fayed dog; fayed hunting dog; fayed wolf |
| amazon river dolphin, boto | Inia geoffrensis | pink eatumbler |
| antelope | - | buck (cf. Arf. bok) |
| ape | clade Hominoidea | mennishape (cf. Du. mensaap; NHG Menschenaffe) |
| arctic wolf | Canis lupus arctos | snowwolf |
| armadillo | order Cingulata | shieldling |
| aye-aye | Daubentonia madagascariensis | fingerdeer (cf. Du. vingerdier, NHG Fingertier) |
| baboon | genus Papio | muzzle-ape, dog-ape |
| badger | Meles meles | brock |
| bandicoot | order Peramelemorphia | purseshrew |
| beluga | Delphinapterus leucas | white whale/whitewhale; melonhead |
| bilby | genus Macrotis | bunny-purseshrew |
| binturong | Arctictis binturong | bearcat |
| bison | Bison bison | Americkish/Marklandish/Nightlandish Wisent, wesend (<OE, cf. OHG wisunt, ON visundr) |
| black bear (asian) |
Ursus thibetanus Selenarctos thibetanus |
moon bear |
| bonobo | Pan paniscus | dwarf-mockman |
| bontebok | Damaliscus pygargus | mottlegoat (cf. Du. bontebok) |
| buffalo | - | southrother |
| camel | Camelus spp. | olf (<OE olfend), drylander |
| capuchin | subfamily Cebinae | hoodsmanape (cf. NHG Kapuzineraffen) |
| capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | waterswine (cf. NHG Wasserschwein) |
| caribou | Rangifer tarandus | Americkish/Marklandish/Nightlandish reindeer |
| carnivora | order Carnivora | reavedeer (cf. Du. roofdier) |
| cattle | Bos taurus | steer, rotherfee (cf. Du. rundvee) |
| cetacean | infraorder Cetacea | whaledeer, whalefish (cf. Du. walvis; NHG Wale) |
| chamois | Rupicapra rupicapra | gems (singular, pl. gemses/gemsen) (cf. Du. gems; NHG Gämse) |
| cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | rathcat, hunterspotlee (cf. Du. jachtluipaard) |
| chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | mockman (calque of Tshiluba kivili-chimpenze) |
| chinchilla | genus Chinchilla | mousebunny |
| chipmunk | Tamius striatus | ground aquern/ground acwern, striped aquern/striped acwern |
| clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | clouded lee |
| coati | genus Nasua and Nasuella | nosebear (cf. NHG nasenbär) |
| colugo | family Cynocephalidae | ettinglider (cf. NHG riesengleiter) |
| cougar | Puma concolor | berghlee, bergh manecat |
| coyote | Canis latrans | Americkish/Marklandish/Nightlandish Howler |
| dingo | Canis lupus dingo | Andlander wild dog |
| dhole | Cuon alpinus | whistling dog; red dog; barrowwolf (cf. Eng. mountain wolf) |
| dolphin | Delphinus delphis |
tumbler (c.f. NHG: Tümmler) seapig, seawolf, werewhale |
| dormouse | family Gliridae | sisemouse (<OE sisemūs) (comes from Latin dormire, "to sleep", not door + mouse) |
| deer | family Cervidae | hart (<OE heorot) |
| echidna | family Tachyglossidae | thorny anteater (cf. Eng. spiny anteater) |
| eland | genus Taurotragus | elkbuck (cf. NHG Elenantilopen) |
| elephant | family Elephantidae | elp (<OE elpend) |
| gazelle | genus Gazella | heldbuck |
| gemsbok | Oryx gazella | gemsbuck (cf. Du. gemsbok)
spitbuck (cf. NHG Spießbock; see Oryx) |
| giant anteater | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | ant bear; antbear; ettin anteater |
| giant panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | catbear; great catbear |
| giraffe | family giraffidae | reachneck |
| gorilla | family hominidae | brawn ape |
| grizzly bear | Ursus arctos | greybear; graybear
silvertip bear |
| guinea pig | Cavia porcellus | sackrat-bunny (calque of Nahuatl tozantochtli) |
| hippopotamus | Hippopotamus amphibius | eahorse (cf. NHG flusspferd)
knucker (<OE nicor) |
| hominids | family Hominidae | great apes |
| hominines | subfamily Homininae | greater apes |
| hominins | tribe Hominini | highapes |
| howler monkey | genus Alouatta | howlape |
| human | Homo sapiens sapiens | were (<OE wer), man |
| hyena | family Hyaenidae | laughdog; laughwolf |
| hyrax | order Hyracoidea | shrewmouse (Greek calque), brockie (cf. Eng. dassie) |
| ibex | genus Capra | stonebuck (cf. NHG steinbock; Du. steenbock) |
| indri | Indri indri | boyfather (calque of Malagasy babakoto) |
| jackal | genus Canis | howler |
| jaguar | Panthera onca | mottlelew |
| kangaroo | subgenus Macropus and Osphranter | leapdear |
| kinkajou | Potos flavus | honey bear/honeybear (warning: may be confused with sun bear and sloth bear)
rolltailbear (cf. Du. rolstaartbeer) wrapbear (cf. NHG wickelbär) |
| koala | Phascolarctos cinereus | pursebear |
| lemur | suborder Strepsirrhini | nightghost |
| leopard | Panthera pardus | spotted lee, spotlee |
| lion | Panthera leo | lee, leecat
manelee |
| lion tamarin | genus Leontopithecus | leeape |
| llama | Lama glama | sheepolf (cf. Du. schaapkameel) |
| loris | subfamily Lorinae | foulape (cf. NHG Faulaffen) |
| mandrill | Mandrillus sphinx | manthrill |
| markhor | Capra falconeri | shrowhorngoat (cf. Du. schroefhoorngeit)shrowgoat (cf. NHG schraubenziege) |
| marsupial | infraclass Marsupialia | pursedeer |
| marten | genus Martes | mearth (<OE mearþ, originally meaning shrew) |
| mastiff (dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | rythe (<OE ryðða) |
| meerkat | Suricata suricatta | earthmankin (cf. NHG Erdmännchen)
stocktailling (cf. Du. stokstaartje) mercat (misidentification) |
| monkey | - | ape (Eng. ape -> mennishape) |
| monotreme | order Monotremata | nebdeer (cf. Du. snaveldieren)
forkdeer (cf. NHG Gabeltiere) egglaying suckledeer |
| moose | Alces alces | great elk
Americkish/Marklandish/Nightlandish elk |
| narwhal | Monodon monoceros | lichwhale |
| vervet monkey | Chlorocebus pygerythrus | southern green seacat |
| Virginia opossum | Didelphis virginiana | purserat |
| okapi | Okapia johnstoni | wood reachneck (cf. NHG Waldgiraffe) |
| olingo | genus Bassaricyon | thinbear (cf. Du. skankbeer)
apebear (cf. NHG makibär) |
| olinguito | Bassaricyon neblina | kitty bear/kittibear
little thinbear; little apebear (calque) |
| orangutan | genus Pongo | rutherwere |
| orca | Orcinus Orca | killer whale (misleading/unswotle)
swordwhale (cf. NHG schwertwal; Du. zwaardwalvis) |
| oryx | genus Oryx | spitbuck (cf. Du. spiesbok) |
| pangolin | family Manidae | shaledeer |
| panther | genus Panthera | bigcat; lee (when using lee for panther, use manelee for lion) |
| pika | genus Ochotona | pipehare; whistlehare (cf. Du. fluithaas) |
| pilosa | order Pilosa | tootharm (cf. NHG zahnarme) |
| placentals | infraclass Placentalia | highsuckledeer (cf. NHG Höheren Säugetiere) |
| platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | watermole, duckbill, duckmole (early colonial names); billdeer (calque of NHG schnabeltier); flatfoot (calque of Greek platypus); birdneb (calque of Latin ornithorhynchus) |
| pocket gopher | Geomyidae spp. | sackrat (calque of NHG Taschenratte) |
| polar bear | Ursus maritimus | snowbear |
| porcupine | Hystricidae and Erethizontidae | prickleswine (cf. Du. stekelvarken) |
| porpoise | family Phocoenidae | merswine |
| primate | order Primates | upperdeer (cf. Du. opperdieren) |
| quoll | genus Dasyurus | pursecat |
| raccoon | Procyon lotor | washbear |
| red panda | Ailurus fulgens | firefox, red catbear |
| rhinoceros | family Rhinocerotidae | nosehorn (cf. NHG Nashorn) |
| sea lion | subfamily Otariinae | sea lee/sealee |
| serval | Leptailurus serval | fussbushcat (cf. Afr. tierboskat) |
| skunk | family Mephitidae | stinkdeer (cf. Du. stinkdier), stinkbrock, stink-cat, hencat, addlefox |
| snow leopard | Panthera uncia | snowspotlee |
| sperm whale | Physeter macrocephalus | potwhale (cf. NHG pottwal; Du. potvis) |
| springbok | Antidorcas marsupialis | springbuck |
| spider monkey | genus Ateles | spiderape |
| squirrel | family Sciuridae | aquern/acwern (<OE acweorna) |
| squirrel monkey | genus Saimiri | aquernape/acwernape |
| sugar glider | Petaurus breviceps | sweetglider |
| tamandua | genus Tamandua | wood anteater (cf. Du. boommiereneter) |
| tamarin | genus Saguinus | kempape (kemp = moustache) |
| tapir | genus Tapirus | slurfswine (cf. Du. slurf; Fr. sloarf + swine) |
| tarsier | family Tarsiidae |
soulape (cf. NHG Koboldmakis) |
| tasmanian devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | tasmanland fiend, tasmanland dog, pursedog |
| (bengal) tiger | Panthera tigris | (sunnaland) stripecat |
| wallaby | a bit of family Macropodidae | dwarf-leapdeer |
| walrus | Odobenus rosmarus | whalehorse (cf. Dan. hvalros) |
| wildebeest | genus Connochaetes | wildwight |
| wombat | family Vombatidae | pursebrock (early colonizers referred to wombats as badgers) |
| wolverine | Gulo gulo | fellcat (cf. NHG vielfraß<ON fjellfräs) quickhatch, stinkbear (cf. Eng. skunkbear) |
| xenarthra | superorder Xenarthra | nighlithdeer (cf. NHG Nebengelenktier) |
| zebra | subgenus Hippotigris and Dolichohippus |
stripehorse |
Ridgeless (Invertebrates)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish |
|---|---|---|
| aphid | superfamily Aphidoidea | leaflouse (cf. NHG Blattläuse) |
| arthropod | phylum Arthropoda | lithfoot (cf. NHG Gliederfüße) |
| caterpillar | order Lepidoptera (larva) | cawlworm (<OE cawelwyrm); leafworm (<OE lēafwyrm); malesheaf (<OE mælsceafa) |
| centipede | class Chilopoda | thousandfoot (cf. Du. duizendpoot; NHG Tausendfüße) |
| cicada | superfamily Cicadoidea | hillhoam (<OE hyllehāma) |
| cockroach | order Blattodea | shave (cf. NHG Schabe) |
| copepod | subclass Copepoda | oarfoot (calque) |
| cricket | family Gryllidae | fiddlebug, fiddlewig, midgefiddler, hoam (<OE hama) |
| damselfly | order Zygoptera | ladyfly |
| insect | class Insecta | bug mig (<OE mygg, mycg) wig (<OE wicga, cf. earwig) |
| isopod | order Isopoda | bedstepper; lousebug; evenfoot (calque) |
| jerusalem cricket | genus Stenopelmatus | earth suckling |
| leaf insect | family Phylliidae | leaf-bug; walking leaf |
| lobster | family Nephropidae | crevet (cf. Du. kreeft) |
| mantis | order Mantodea | beadbug |
| millipede | class Diplopoda | mickleredfoot (cf. Du. miljoenpoot) |
| mosquito | family Culicidae | stickwig; stickmig (cf. Du. stikmyg; NHG Stechmücke) |
| octopus | order Octopoda | armfish
crookfish; crankfish (cf. NHG Kraken) |
| scorpion | order Scorpiones | stingtail
taildrake (cf. Ic./ON sporðdreki) |
| sea urchin | class Echinoidea | sea hedgehog |
| stick insect | order Phasmatodea | stick-bug; walking stick |
| tarantula | family Theraphosidae | birdspider (cf. Du. Vogelspinne; NHG Vogelspinne) |
| termite | infraorder Isoptera | wood ant; white ant (both from early English) |
| tsetse fly | genus Glossina | stickfly |
Foregone
Birds
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| archaeopteryx | genus Archaeopteryx | orfowl (cf. NHG Urvogel); eldwing (calque) | Jurish |
| dodo | Raphus cucullatus | wallowbird (cf. Du. walgvogel) | Fourth |
| elephant bird | order Aepyornithidae | elpbird | Fourth |
| moa | order Dinornithiformes | ettinfowl | Newbirthing & Fourth |
Creepdeer, besides dreadasks (Reptiles, except dinosaurs)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| adamantinasuchus | genus Adamantinasuchus | adamantinenix | Chalken |
| deinosuchus | genus Deinosuchus | dreadnix | Chalken |
| dimetrodon | genus Dimetrodon | sailask; saileft; twitoothmete (calque) | Permish |
| dimorphodon | genus Dimorpohodon | twitoothshape | Jurish |
| drepanosaurus | genus Drepanosaurus | sickleask | Thrien |
| ichthyosaurus | genus Ichthyosaurus | fishask | Thrien & Jurish |
| kuehneosaurus | genus Kuehneosaurus | kuehnesask | Thrien |
| liopleurodon | genus Liopleurodon | smoothsidetooth | Jurish |
| longisquama | genus Longisquama | longshale | Thrien |
| lycaenops | genus Lycaenops | wolfleer (calque) | Permish |
| moschops | genus Moschops | calfleer (calque) | Permish |
| plesiosaurus | genus Plesiosaurus | nearask | Jurish |
| pteranodon | genus Pteranodon | wingtooth | Chalken |
| pterodactyl; pterosaur | order Pterosauria | wingfinger (calque); wingask | Trien, Jurish & Chalken |
| sarcosuchus | genus Sarcosuchus | fleshnix | Chalken |
| tanystropheus | genus Tanystropheus | longneckbone | Trien |
| titanoboa | genus Titanoboa | undergodwrapsnake | Orbirthing |
| tupandactylus | genus Tupandactylus | thorwing; thorfinger (calque) | Chalken |
Dreadasks (Dinosaurs)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| albertosaurus | genus Albertosaurus | albertsask | Chalken |
| allosaurus | genus Allosaurus | elask | Jurish |
| ankylosaurus | genus Ankylosaurus | meldedask | Chalken |
| apatosaurus | genus Apatosaurus | swikefulask | Jurish |
| argentinosaurus | genus Argentinosaurus | silverlandask | Chalken |
| austroraptor | genus Austroraptor | southgriper | Chalken |
| brachiosaurus | genus Brachiosaurus | armask | Jurish |
| brontosaurus (recently
reclassified as a separate species) |
genus Brontosaurus | thunderask | Jurish |
| camarasaurus | genus Camarasaurus | roomask | Jurish |
| camptosaurus | genus Camptosaurus | bentask | Jurish |
| carcharodontosaurus | genus Carcharodontosaurus | sharptoothask | Chalken |
| carnotaurus | genus Carnotaurus | meatbullask | Chalken |
| caudipteryx | genus Caudipteryx | tailfeatherask | Chalken |
| centrosaurus | genus Centrosaurus | prickask | Chalken |
| ceratops | genus Ceratops | hornleer | Chalken |
| ceratopsia | suborder Ceratopsia | hornleerkin | Jurish & Chalken |
| ceratopsid | family Ceratopsidae | truehornleerkin | Chalken |
| ceratopsin | subfamily Ceratopsinae | highhornleerkin | Chalken |
| chasmosaurus | genus Chasmosaurus | openingask | Chalken |
| coelophysis | genus Coelophysis | hollowshape | Thrien & Jurish |
| compsognathus | genus Compsognathus | rekenjaw | Jurish |
| concavenator | genus Concavenator | humpbackhunter | Chalken |
| corythosaurus | genus Corythosaurus | helmask | Chalken |
| dakotaraptor | genus Dakotaraptor | knifelandgriper | Chalken |
| deinonychus | genus Deinonychus | dreadclaw | Chalken |
| dilong | genus Dilong | highkingdrake; cazerdrake | Chalken |
| dilophosaurus | genus Dilophosaurus | twicombask | Jurish |
| diplodocus | genus Diplodocus | twibeam | Jurish |
| dromaeosaurus | genus Dromaeosaurus | runningask | Chalken |
| dryosaurus | genus Dryosaurus | treeask | Jurish |
| edmontosaurus | genus Edmontosaurus | edmondsask | Chalken |
| eoraptor | genus Eoraptor | dawngriper | Thrien |
| euhelopus | genus Euhelopus | truemarshfoot | Chalken |
| gallimimus | genus Gallimimus | chickentwin | Chalken |
| giganotosaurus | genus Giganotosaurus | greatsouthask | Chalken |
| giraffatitan | genus Giraffatitan | reachneckundergod | Jurish |
| gorgosaurus | genus Gorgosaurus | dreadfulask | Chalken |
| herrerasaurus | genus Herrerasaurus | herrerasask | Thrien |
| iguanodon | genus Iguanodon | combasktooth; combefttooth | Chalken |
| juravenator | genus Juravenator | jurahunter | Jurish |
| kentrosaurus | genus Kentrosaurus | prickleask | Jurish |
| kulindadromeus | genus Kulindadromeus | kulindarunner | Jurish |
| lambeosaurus | genus Lambeosaurus | lambesask | Chalken |
| megalosaurus | genus Megalosaurus | greatask | Jurish |
| microraptor | genus Microraptor | littlegriper | Chalken |
| montanoceratops | genus Montanoceratops | barrowlandhornleer | Chalken |
| oviraptor | genus Oviraptor | egg-griper | Chalken |
| pachycephalosaurus | genus Pachycephalosaurus | thickheadask | Chalken |
| pachyrhinosaurus | genus Pachyrhinosaurus | thicknoseask | Chalken |
| parasaurolophus | genus Parasaurolophus | bycombask | Chalken |
| plateosaurus | genus Plateosaurus | broadask | Thrien |
| protarchaeopteryx | genus Protarchaeopteryx | foreorfowl; foreeldwing | Chalken |
| protoceratops | genus Protoceratops | forehornneb | Chalken |
| psittacosaurus | genus Psittacosaurus | chatterbirdask, redemouthask | Chalken |
| sauropod | clade Sauropoda | askfoot | Thrien, Jurish & Chalken |
| shantungosaurus | genus Shantungosaurus | eastbarrowask | Chalken |
| sinosauropteryx | genus Sinosauropteryx | midricaskwing | Chalken |
| spinosaurus | genus Spinosaurus | sailask; backboneask (calque) | Chalken |
| stegosaurus | genus Stegosaurus | roofask | Jurish |
| styracosaurus | genus Styracosaurus | thornask | Chalken |
| tarbosaurus | genus Tarbosaurus | frighteningask | Chalken |
| tenontosaurus | genus Tenontosaurus | sinewask | Chalken |
| therizinosaurus | genus Therizinosaurus | sytheask | Chalken |
| theropod | clade Theropoda | wightfoot | Thrien, Jurish, Chalken, Orbirthing, Newbirthing & Fourth |
| titanosaurus | genus Titanosaurus | undergodask | Chalken |
| triceratops | genus Triceratops | thrihornleer | Chalken |
| tyrannosaurus | genus Tyrannosaurus | tharlrederask (partial calque) | Chalken |
| utahraptor | genus Utahraptor | highfolkgriper | Chalken |
| velociraptor | genus Velociraptor | quickgriper/cwickgriper | Chalken |
| yi qi | genus Yi Qi | weirdwing | Jurish |
| yutyrannus | genus Yutyrannus | feathertharlreder | Chalken |
Fish
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| dunkleosteus | genus Dunkleosteus | dunklebone(fish) | Devonish |
| helicoprion | genus Helicoprion | whirlsaw | Permish |
| leedsichthys | Leedsichthys problematicus | leedsfish | Jurish |
| megalodon | Carcharocles megalodon | mickletooth(haye) | Newbirthing |
| onchopristis | genus Onchopristis | bulksawfish | Chalken |
| placoderms | class Placodermi | shieldskins | Silurish & Devonish |
| stethacanthus | genus Stethacanthus | chestthorn (calque); anvilhaye | Devonish & Coalbearing |
Lurrows (Amphibians)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| diplocaulus | genus Diplocaulus | twifoldskinkin (calque) | Permish |
| koolasuchus | Koolasuchus cleelandi | koolsnix (calque)
taillurrownix nixlurrow |
Chalken |
Suckledeer (Mammals)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aceratherium | genus Aceratherium | hornlesswight | Newbirthing |
| basilosaurus | genus Basilosaurus | kingwhale (unwhole, more swotle calque)
kingask (calque) |
Orbirthing |
| dire wolf | Canis dirus | fearsome wolf; ettinwolf | Fourth |
| macrauchenia | genus Macrauchenia | longsheepolf (calque); slurfreachneck (trunk giraffe) | Newbirthing & Fourth |
| mammoth | genus Mammuthus | furelp (calque of Ic. loðfíll and Far. loðfílur); shaggy-elp | Newbirthing & Fourth |
| mastodon | genus Mammut | beasttooth | Newbirthing & Fourth |
| megatherium;
giant ground sloth |
genus Megatherium | micklewight (calque); greatsloth, great ground sloth | Newbirthing & Fourth |
| paraceratherium | genus Paraceratherium | byhornlesswight | Orbirthing |
| quagga | Equus Quagga Quagga | headland stripehorse (cape zebra) | Fourth |
| saber-toothed tiger
sabre-toothed tiger |
- | sword-toothed lee (calque); knifetooth; knifetoothlee | Newbirthing & Fourth |
| thylacine | Thylacinus cynocephalus | tasmanland wolf, pursewolf, stripewolf | Fourth |
| warrah | Dusicyon australis | Falkland Ilands wolf/fox/dog | Fourth |
Ridgeless (Invertebrates)
| English | Binomial name | Anglish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| anomalocaris | genus Anomalocaris | weirdshrimp | Welsh |
| arthropleura | genus Arthropleura | lithrib | Coalbearing |
| hallucigenia | genus Hallucigenia | mindwandererworm | Welsh |
| meganeura | genus Meganeura | micklesinew | Coalbearing |
| opabinia | genus Opabinia | opabinfish; rockypeakfish | Welsh |
| pikaia | genus Pikaia | pipehareworm | Welsh |
| pulmonoscorpius | genus Pulmonoscorpius | lungstingtail
lungtaildrake |
Coalbearing |
| trilobite | class Trilobita | thrilap (calque) | Welsh, Ordowickish, Silurish, Devonish, Coalbearing & Permish |
| wiwaxia | genus Wiwaxia | wiwaxyfish; windypeakfish | Welsh |