crocodile.

ram.

hornet.

leech.

a common kind of grass snake.

a thorny creeper (Uvaria macrotricha).

tree bear.

a variety of monkey.

dungbeetle.

hyena.

ape.

the smooth-skinned lizard, which is also smaller than the normal lizard.

a variety of snake that feeds on eggs.

viper.

the colourful tail feather of a rooster.

a flaky skin disease that affects domestic animals such as goats and sheep.

cricket (also ọsẹlẹ).

a variety of monkey.

a variety of snake, which is like a boa, but of a smaller variety.

leopard.

a variety of monkey.

dog (also ekita; ovbiakota).

boar (bush and domestic).

the red feathertail of a parrot.

bush-cow; buffalo. (also ẹhan).

civet-cat.

snail.

land-tortoise.

fish.

ass; donkey.

dog (also awa; ovbiakota).

a fat brown rat (also known as ẹbete).

the scaly ant-eater.

a flat fish with many bones and rough scales.

ringworm.

domestic pig.

pigeon (also enikhukhu).

river-tortoise (also ẹruvbọ).

a general name for apes; individual varieties, include alazi, akharho, ọsa, etc.

bull.

a kind of tortoise said to have been charmed by Ọkhuahẹ, and put in the bush surrounding his shrines.

“thing of the rope”: domesticated animals, such as sheep and goats.

elephant; .

cattle egret.

pigeon (also elikhukhu).

prawns and shrimps.

the darkheeled Cuckoo or Senegal Coucal.

bush-pig (also esi-oha). esi-ebo ― domestic pig; hog.

reptile.

a general name for the different varieties of snails, such as egile, akikọ, etc., derived from their mode of crawling motion.

a variety of fish, usually sold in the smoked form.

a variety of brown bush rat (also ekuọmọ).

African black kite.

alligator.

buffalo (also ede).

frog.

a variety of large monkey.

bull.

leopard.

wall gecko.

domestic pig (also elẹdẹ).

cow.

a small variety of squirrel with bulging eyes.

chameleon.

female antelope (cf. ẹrhuẹ).

river-tortoise (also elukeluke).

bush-cat.

horse.

monkey.

goat; ; ;

name of a small, black snake, with a white spot on each side of its head. Its name (“I stay quietly”) derives from its characteristic poise: it lies coiled up, making little or no motion.

the hard spur-like projection on a cock’s leg.

earthworm.

cowries.

a bird’s roost.

guinea-worm.

a variety of poisonous snake (possibly the night adder).

a brown variety of antelope.

crayfish.

snake-poison.

a full-grown she-goat.

lion.

mouse, rat.

praying mantis.

male cricket.

chameleon (also ẹrokhin).

ram.

beetle.

the vulturine fish-Eagle; the feathers are used ornamentally in various ceremonies.

sheep.

nest (usually of a bird; but also applicable to other small animals, such as lice):

a rodent with a long snout, that lives in the ground. It gives off a very strong and unpleasant smell. It is not edible.

male dog.

toad.

cat (also ovbiẹdẹn).

the young of animals: ;

iguana.

hare.

hippopotamus (also eniamẹ).

dog (also ekita; awa).

horse-tail used as a whisk, or carried as part of a ceremonial dress by chiefs and native priests.

a smooth-skinned lizard with a red under-side; it is said to be poisonous.

electric eel.

a variety of porcupine.

a crown of feathers on the head of certain birds (e.g. esikpogho; awe; etc.).

elephant trunk.

centipede.

(idiom) dog.

a snake: “black mamba”; it spits, and is poisonous.

he-goat.

crab.

lizard.

a fluffy-haired puppy.

male lizard.

a big bush rat (edible); locally referred to as a “rabbit” in English, but is quite different from the real rabbit.

(of a cock) cock’s crest. (also etọghọtọghọ).

(< ọ ― gbe ― ekpa) boxer.

porcupine.

worm; larva.

a kind of wooden rattle.

big ape: gorilla; chimpanzee.

cricket (also asẹlẹ).

squirrel.

castrated animal:

male (used of animals only).

a variety of house-bat.

cheetah.

(< u ― gbe ― adiyẹ) “that which kills chickens” a fatal disease of chickens.

empty snail-shell.

a variety of large ape; a baboon.

(also umuọkhọkhọ) tiger-cat (also translated as “fox” by Melzian).

cf. umuadiyẹ.

a kind of snail.

a variety of brown rat with white stripes down its back.

antelope.