4-Letter Animals

A warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

A marine or freshwater crustacean with a broad, flat carapace, a short abdomen tucked under the body, and five pairs of legs, the front pair typically modified as pincers.

A marine bivalve mollusk with two symmetrical shells, many species of which are edible and burrow into sand or mud.

A dog of a sturdy breed of Chinese origin, characterized by a thick double coat, a broad head, and a distinctive bluish-black tongue.

A hoofed grazing or browsing mammal of the family Cervidae, typically found in wooded areas globally and characterized by branched, deciduous antlers usually borne only by the males.

A limbless, cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins, living wholly in water.

A tailless amphibian with a short stout body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs specialized for leaping.

An old, worn-out, or overworked horse.

A young sheep, typically one that is under a year old.

A genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, commonly known as river limpets, native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in western North America.

A sturdy hybrid animal that is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile and valued for its endurance and strength as a pack animal.

Any of numerous very small parasitic or free-living arachnids that have a rounded, unsegmented body and often inhabit soil, plants, or animals.

A ring-tailed lemur, a primate with distinctive black-and-white ringed tail native to the African island nation of Madagascar.

A small, slender-bodied amphibian of the salamander family (Salamandridae) that typically spends its aquatic larval stage and adult breeding stage in water, while its juvenile phase is often terrestrial.

A small horse, typically defined as one belonging to a breed that matures at under 14.2 hands (58 inches) at the withers.

A slow-moving, tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk that typically lacks a conspicuous shell, often found in damp habitats and gardens.

A free-swimming, barrel-shaped marine tunicate (invertebrate) with a transparent, gelatinous body that moves and feeds by pumping water through itself.

Any of numerous small, blood-sucking parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida, which attach themselves to the skin of mammals, birds, and reptiles.

A fox (often spelled 'tod').

A tailless amphibian belonging to the order Anura, typically characterized by a stout body, short legs, and dry, warty skin.

Any of numerous creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender, soft bodies and no limbs, such as earthworms or nematodes.