Greek Animal Names
Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Greek is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Greek. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Greek at the end of the page.
| English | Greek |
|---|---|
| pig | (ο) χοίρος (choíros) |
| cow | (η) αγελάδα (ageláda) |
| horse | (το) άλογο (álogo) |
| dog | (ο) σκύλος (skýlos) |
| sheep | (το) πρόβατο (próvato) |
| monkey | (η) μαϊμού (maïmoú) |
| cat | (η) γάτα (gáta) |
| bear | (η) αρκούδα (arkoúda) |
| tiger | (η) τίγρη (tígri) |
| rabbit | (το) κουνέλι (kounéli) |
| lion | (το) λιοντάρι (liontári) |
| elephant | (ο) ελέφαντας (eléfantas) |
| chicken | (το) κοτόπουλο (kotópoulo) |
| duck | (η) πάπια (pápia) |
| butterfly | (η) πεταλούδα (petaloúda) |
| bee | (η) μέλισσα (mélissa) |
| ant | (το) μυρμήγκι (myrmínki) |
| fish | (το) ψάρι (psári) |
| whale | (η) φάλαινα (fálaina) |
| shark | (ο) καρχαρίας (karcharías) |
| dolphin | (το) δελφίνι (delfíni) |
| spider | (η) αράχνη (aráchni) |
| snake | (το) φίδι (fídi) |
| snail | (το) σαλιγκάρι (salinkári) |
| frog | (ο) βάτραχος (vátrachos) |
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