Animal Words in English

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Instructions: English is full of words that contain hidden animal names or come from animals. Can you spot the creatures lurking in these words and phrases?

1.
Which animal is hidden inside the word 'catastrophe'?
A
Cat
B
Rat
C
Hen
D
Asp
2.
The word 'muscle' comes from the Latin word for which animal?
A
Little mouse
B
Bull
C
Horse
D
Snake
3.
Which animal is hidden in the word 'therapist'?
A
Rat
B
Hen
C
Ape
D
Pig
4.
The word 'canary' is related to which animal in its Latin origin ('Canariae Insulae')?
A
Dog
B
Bird
C
Cat
D
Fish
5.
Which animal is hiding in the word 'scowl'?
A
Owl
B
Cow
C
Wolf
D
Fowl
6.
The word 'pecuniary' (meaning related to money) derives from the Latin word for which animal?
A
Chicken
B
Horse
C
Pig
D
Cattle
7.
Which animal is hidden inside the word 'parrot'?
A
Otter
B
Ant
C
Rat
D
Parr (a young salmon)
8.
The 'Achilles tendon' gets its shape-related name from a word that originally meant what?
A
A sinew or cord
B
A horse's leg
C
A snake
D
A mouse tail
9.
Which animal is hidden in the word 'dogmatic'?
A
Rat
B
Hog
C
Cat
D
Dog
10.
The word 'vaccine' comes from 'vacca', the Latin word for which animal?
A
Cow
B
Chicken
C
Sheep
D
Pig
11.
Which animal can be found hidden in the word 'foxglove'?
A
Ox
B
Dove
C
Fox
D
All of these
12.
The word 'tragedy' may derive from the Greek 'tragoidia', literally meaning 'song of the' what?
A
Goat
B
Lion
C
Wolf
D
Eagle
13.
Which animal is hidden inside the word 'together'?
A
Otter
B
Goat
C
Toad
D
Hen
14.
The word 'pavilion' comes from the Latin 'papilio', meaning what?
A
Butterfly
B
Eagle
C
Peacock
D
Dove
15.
Which animal is hidden inside the word 'donkey'?
A
Hen
B
Monkey
C
Key
D
Don

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