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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Starts with C1 words
cockle
A small, edible, burrowing marine bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Cardiidae, characterized by a heart-shaped, prominently ribbed shell.
Starts with F1 words
fluke
A parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, typically having suckers and commonly infecting the liver, blood, or lungs of mammals.
Starts with G1 words
geoduck
A very large, edible burrowing clam native to the coastal waters of western North America, known for its remarkably long, thick siphon.
Starts with H1 words
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.
Starts with K2 words
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.
Starts with M2 words
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.
Starts with P1 words
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.
Starts with R1 words
ridgeback
Any of several animals, such as certain breeds of swine or cattle, that possess a pronounced, raised ridge along their spine.
Starts with T1 words
tick
Any of numerous small, blood-sucking parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida, which attach themselves to the skin of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Starts with W1 words
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.