Animals Containing 'K'

Discover 12 verified animals containing 'K', including familiar examples like Tick, Husky, Fluke and Maki. Explore full definitions and categories below, or browse our complete animals directory for more collections.

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cockle
A small, edible, burrowing marine bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Cardiidae, characterized by a heart-shaped, prominently ribbed shell.
fluke
A parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, typically having suckers and commonly infecting the liver, blood, or lungs of mammals.
geoduck
A very large, edible burrowing clam native to the coastal waters of western North America, known for its remarkably long, thick siphon.
husky
A medium-to-large, heavily built working dog belonging to various breeds originating in Arctic regions, traditionally used for pulling sleds and known for a thick double coat.
krill
A small, shrimp-like marine crustacean of the order Euphausiacea, found in all the world's oceans, that forms an essential part of the food web and is a primary food source for baleen whales, penguins, and other marine animals.
katahdin
A breed of domestic sheep developed in Maine that naturally sheds its winter coat and does not require shearing.
maki
A ring-tailed lemur, a primate with distinctive black-and-white ringed tail native to the African island nation of Madagascar.
mollusk
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a soft unsegmented body, a muscular foot, and often an external calcareous shell, such as a snail, clam, or octopus.
periwinkle
A small edible marine snail of the family Littorinidae, possessing a thick, cone-shaped shell and commonly found clinging to rocks in intertidal coastal zones.
ridgeback
Any of several animals, such as certain breeds of swine or cattle, that possess a pronounced, raised ridge along their spine.
tick
Any of numerous small, blood-sucking parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida, which attach themselves to the skin of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
whelk
Any of various large, predatory marine snails, particularly those in the family Buccinidae, characterized by a sturdy, spiral shell and often harvested as food.
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