Animal Names in Romanian

Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Romanian is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Romanian. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Romanian at the end of the page.

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20 Common Animal Names in Romanian

English	Romanian
dog in Romanian	(M) câine (câinele)
cow in Romanian	(F) vacă (vaca)
pig in Romanian	(M) porc (porcul)
cat in Romanian	(F) pisică (pisica)
sheep in Romanian	(F) oaie (oaia)
horse in Romanian	(M) cal (calul)
monkey in Romanian	(F) maimuță (maimuța)
bear in Romanian	(M) urs (ursul)
fish in Romanian	(M) pește (peștele)
lion in Romanian	(M) leu (leul)
tiger in Romanian	(M) tigru (tigrul)
elephant in Romanian	(M) elefant (elefantul)
mouse in Romanian	(M) șoarece (șoarecele)
pigeon in Romanian	(M) porumbel (porumbelul)
snail in Romanian	(M) melc (melcul)
spider in Romanian	(M) păianjen (păianjenul)
frog in Romanian	(F) broască (broasca)
snake in Romanian	(M) șarpe (șarpele)
crocodile in Romanian	(M) crocodil (crocodilul)
tortoise in Romanian	(F) țestoasă (țestoasa)

Animal Related Words in Romanian

English	Romanian
animal in Romanian	(N) animal (animalul)
mammal in Romanian	(N) mamifer (mamiferul)
bird in Romanian	(F) pasăre (pasărea)
insect in Romanian	(F) insectă (insecta)
reptile in Romanian	(F) reptilă (reptila)
zoo in Romanian	(F) grădină zoologică (grădina zoologică)
vet in Romanian	(M) veterinar (veterinarul)
farm in Romanian	(F) fermă (ferma)
forest in Romanian	(F) pădure (pădurea)
river in Romanian	(N) râu (râul)
lake in Romanian	(N) lac (lacul)
desert in Romanian	(N) deșert (deșertul)

Mammals in Romanian

English	Romanian
panda in Romanian	(M) panda (panda)
giraffe in Romanian	(F) girafă (girafa)
camel in Romanian	(F) cămilă (cămila)
wolf in Romanian	(M) lup (lupul)
zebra in Romanian	(F) zebră (zebra)
polar bear in Romanian	(M) urs polar (ursul polar)
kangaroo in Romanian	(M) cangur (cangurul)
rhino in Romanian	(M) rinocer (rinocerul)
leopard in Romanian	(M) leopard (leopardul)
cheetah in Romanian	(M) ghepard (ghepardul)
donkey in Romanian	(M) măgar (măgarul)
squirrel in Romanian	(F) veveriță (veverița)
bat in Romanian	(M) liliac (liliacul)
fox in Romanian	(F) vulpe (vulpea)
hedgehog in Romanian	(M) arici (ariciul)
otter in Romanian	(F) vidră (vidra)

Birds in Romanian

English	Romanian
duck in Romanian	(F) rață (rața)
chicken in Romanian	(F) găină (găina)
goose in Romanian	(F) gâscă (gâsca)
owl in Romanian	(F) bufniță (bufnița)
swan in Romanian	(F) lebădă (lebăda)
penguin in Romanian	(M) pinguin (pinguinul)
ostrich in Romanian	(M) struț (struțul)
raven in Romanian	(M) corb (corbul)
pelican in Romanian	(M) pelican (pelicanul)
flamingo in Romanian	(M) flamingo (flamingoul)

Insects in Romanian

English	Romanian
fly in Romanian	(F) muscă (musca)
butterfly in Romanian	(M) fluture (fluturele)
bee in Romanian	(F) albină (albina)
mosquito in Romanian	(M) țânțar (țânțarul)
ant in Romanian	(F) furnică (furnica)
dragonfly in Romanian	(F) libelulă (libelula)
grasshopper in Romanian	(F) lăcustă (lăcusta)
caterpillar in Romanian	(F) omidă (omida)
termite in Romanian	(F) termită (termita)
ladybird in Romanian	(F) buburuză (buburuza)

Marine Animals in Romanian

English	Romanian
whale in Romanian	(F) balenă (balena)
shark in Romanian	(M) rechin (rechinul)
dolphin in Romanian	(M) delfin (delfinul)
seal in Romanian	(F) focă (foca)
jellyfish in Romanian	(F) meduză (meduza)
octopus in Romanian	(F) caracatiță (caracatița)
turtle in Romanian	(F) broască țestoasă (broasca țestoasă)
starfish in Romanian	(F) stea de mare (steaua de mare)
crab in Romanian	(M) rac (racul)

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Animal Names in Romanian

20 Common Animal Names in Romanian

Animal Related Words in Romanian

Mammals in Romanian

Birds in Romanian

Insects in Romanian

Marine Animals in Romanian

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