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Aboulomania – indecisiveness (aboulo- (Greek) meaning irresolution or indecision); Andromania – human sexual behaviour and desire towards males in females (andro- (Greek) meaning man, men, male or masculine) Can be replaced by hypersexuality, nymphomania, cytheromania, hysteromania or aphrodisiomania.
An animal epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of an animal. Epithets may be formulated as similes , explicitly comparing people with the named animal, as in "he is as sly as a fox", or as metaphors , directly naming people as animals, as in "he is a [sly] fox".
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
List of individual apes; Oldest hominids; List of individual bears. List of giant pandas; List of individual birds; List of individual cats. List of longest-living cats; List of individual dogs. List of longest-living dogs; List of individual elephants; List of historical horses; List of individual bovines; List of individual cetaceans. List of ...
List of animal names; List of nematode families; List of New World barbets; List of nocturnal animals; List of animals by number of neurons; P. List of poisonous animals;
2. Acorn Woodpecker. These birds get their name from their unique habit of storing acorns in trees, which they use as a food source. Sometimes, they can store tens of thousands of them.
2. Nile Crocodile. This is one of the largest reptiles in Africa, capable of reaching lengths of up to 20 feet and weighing over 2,000 pounds. They are not only huge, but they can hold their ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...