Animal Names

Animal words ~ Lifeofjoy.meWords are fun. Here are some I was reminded of this past week.

Pachyderm: I thought this was just an elephant but technically it is any thick skinned, very large mammal. This includes elephant but also rhinoceros and hippopotomus.

Dromedary: I thought this was just a camel but as it turns out, it is specifically a camel with one hump. A two hump camel is called a Bactrian.

I always have a hard time with telling the difference between alligators and crocodiles. But evidently the difference is in the snout. Crocodiles have the pointier snout and crocodiles have the more curved. It sure would have been easier to remember if the curved snouted one was the crocodile since the first letter is a curved letter. So I guess that means I have to remember that it isn’t the way I think it should be, analytically.

If you can see it, the crocodiles have their fourth bottom row teeth show over the top jaw, so it looks like a toothy grin. Or so they tell me.

These are some words to get you started.  You can stop here or use it as a spring board to talk about other easily confused critters or other big/fun words.

Here are some more ideas:

  • dragonfiles/damselflies
  • apes (gorillas, chimps, and such)
  • butterflies/moths

I hope this sparks some interest and fun for you and your children.

Until next time, God bless,

Michele ºÜº

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