| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the animal | el animal |
| the horse, the stallionmale horse | el caballo |
| the marefemale horse | la yegua |
| the bird | el ave Ave is feminine but takes el as definite article because it starts with a stressed a. |
| the bird | el pájaro Whereas ave refers to all birds, pájaro only refers to small species of birds. So doves and parrots are both aves and pájaros, and eagles and ostriches are aves too, but they are not pájaros. |
| the cow | la vaca |
| the bull | el toro |
| the livestockanimals for commercial use | el ganado |
| the fish | el pez |
| the lion | el león |
| the lionFEM | la leona |
| the fly | la mosca |
| the mosquito | el mosquito |
| the rooster | el gallo |
| the hen | la gallina |
| the pig | el cerdo |
| the sow, the pigFEM | la cerda |
| maleanimal | macho |
| femaleanimal | hembra |
| the male fish | el pez macho |
| the female fish | el pez hembra |
