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| autumn crocus; meadow saffron; naked lady | colchique d'automne; safran des prés; tue-chien; veillote | Herbst|zeitlose or –lilie; Wiesensafran; nackte Hure or Jungfer | colchico | cólquico | còlquic; safrà bord; safranera borda | Colchicum autumnale |
| aven (type) | benoite écarlate or orangée | Nelkenwurz; Garten-| or roter Nelken|wurz | Geum coccineum | |||
| bear | ours | Bär | orso/–a | oso; osa (female) | ós; óssa (female) | Ursus spp. |
| brown bear | ours brun | Braunbär | orso bruno | oso pardo | ós bru | Ursus arctos |
| skunk bear » wolverine | ||||||
| bil- or blae- or huckle- or whortle|berry; "blueberry" | myrtille; airelle noire; ambreselle; brimbelle; raisin des bois; also » bleuet | Heidelbeere (narrow sense) DE; Blaubeere esp. Nth; Schwarzbeere AT; Bick– or Wild– or Wald– or Tau|beere | mirtillo nero | arándano; ráspano; mirtillo | nabiu; mirtil | Vaccinium myrtillus |
| blackberry; bramble Scot | ronce (des haies); "mûre" (sauvage); mûron | Brombeere | rovo (bush); mora (del rovo) (fruit) | zarza; zarzamora | esbarzer | Rubus fruticosus |
| "blueberry" » bilberry | ||||||
| boar; wild boar | sanglier (male); laie (female); marcassin (young) | Wildschwein (male); Wildsau, Bache (female); Frischling (young) | cinghiale (male); cinghiala (female); cinghialetto (young) | jabalí (male); jabalina (female); jabato (young)? porco bravo Gal | senglar; porc senglar | Sus scrofa |
| bramble » blackberry | ||||||
| buzzard; common buzzard | buse variable | Mäusebussard | poiana | ratonero común | aligot comú | Buteo buteo |
| capercaillie, –cailzie etc. » grouse | ||||||
| carcajou » wolverine | ||||||
| caribou » deer | ||||||
| carline thistle | chardon doré; carline sans tige | Silber- or Wetter|distel | carlina bianca; cardo di San Pellegrino | carlina (sin tallo) | carlina cardiguera | Carlina acaulis |
| cedar | poirier (pays) WI; tecoma | Zeder(baum) | cedro | cedro | cedre | Cedrus spp. |
| cep; penny bun; king bolete | cèpe de Bordeaux | Steinpilz DE; Pilz, Pilzling AT; Edel- or Eich- or Herren|pilz | porcino | hongo; calabaza; boleto (comestible) | cep, sureny, cigró | Boletus edulis |
| chamois | chamois | Gemse; Gams Sth | camoscio (alpino) | gamuza | isard | Rupicapra rupicapra |
| Tatra (mountain) chamois | Tatra(berg)gämse | Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica | ||||
| chanterelle; yellow chanterelle; also » horn of plenty | chanterelle; girolle | Pfifferling esp. DE; Eierschwamm, (Geiß–)Rehling AT | gallinaccio; finferlo; cantarello | rebozuelo | rossinyol; vaqueta; ginesterola; cama-seca; girola; agerola | Cantharellus cibarius |
| char | omble | Saibling | salmerino | umbra? | Salvelinus spp. | |
| Arctic char | omble chevalier | Wandersaibling; Rotforelle | salmerino alpino | trucha alpina | Salvelinus alpinus | |
| chough, Alpine | chocard (à bec jaune or des Alpes); "choucas" | Alpendohle | gracchio alpino | chova piquigualda; choia biquimarela Gal | gralla de bec groc | Pyrrhocorax graculus |
| cowberry » lingonberry | ||||||
| cranberry, mountain or rock » lingonberry | ||||||
| crayfish (freshwater); also » scampi and lobster, spiny | écrevisse à pieds rouges or à pattes rouges (freshwater) | Edelkrebs; Flusskrebs (freshwater) | gambero d'acqua dolce (freshwater) | cangrejo de río; (ástaco?) (freshwater) | Potamobius spp.; Astacus spp | |
| crow, hooded | corneille mantelée (or cendrée or grise); religieuse | Nebelkrähe; graue Krähe | cornacchia bigia or dal mantello | corneja cenicienta? | cornella emmantellada | Corvus corone cornix |
| cyclamen | cyclamen | Cyclamen; Zyklamen; Alpenveilchen; Erdscheibe | ciclamino | ciclamen; ciclamino; pamporcino | cyclamen | Cyclamen spp. |
| deer | cerf | Hirsch | cervo | ciervo (esp Eur?); venado (esp LAm?) | cérvol; cervo | |
| fallow deer | daim | Dam|hirsch (male); –kuh (female); –wild (collective) | daino | gamo | daina | Dama dama |
| red deer | cerf (commun or noble); (cerf) élaphe | Edel- or Rot|hirsch; Edel- or Rot|wild (collective) | cervo (nobile) | ciervo (común); cervo Gal | cérvol | Cervus elaphus |
| reindeer Eur; caribou NAm | renne Eur; renne du Canada, caribou NAm | Ren(–tier) Eur; Karibu NAm | renna Eur; renna dei boschi, caribu m | reno Eur; caribú NAm | ren | Rangifer tarandus |
| roe deer | chevreuil | Reh; –bock (male); –geiß (female); –kalb, –kitz (young); –wild (collective) | capriolo | corzo | cabirol | Capreolus capreolus |
| desman | desman | Desman | desman | desmán? | ||
| diver, great (northern); common loon NAm | (plongeon) imbrin Eur; (plongeon) huard or huart, huard or huart (à collier) CA | Eistaucher | strolaga maggiore | colimbo grande or mayor; mobella Gal | calàbria grossa | Gavia immer |
| dragon arum | serpentaire (commune) | dragontera, culebrera, taragontia? | Dracunculus vulgaris; Arum dracunculus | |||
| eagle | aigle | Adler | aquila | águila | àguila or àliga | |
| golden eagle | aigle royal | Gold- or Stein|adler | aquila reale | águila real; águia real Gal | àguila or àliga daurada | Aquila chrysaetos |
| sea eagle; also » osprey | pygargue | Seeadler | aquila di mare | pigargo | Haliaeetus spp. | |
| short-toed eagle | circaète Jean-le-Blanc | Schlangenadler | biancone | águila culebrera; águia albela Gal | àguila marcenca | Circaetus gallicus |
| edelweiss | édelweiss; immortelle des neiges | Edelweiß | stella alpina | edelweiss; flor de nieve; estrella de la nieve | flor de neu | Leontopodium alpinum |
| elk NAm » wapiti; Eur » moose | ||||||
| ermine » stoat | ||||||
| fir | sapin; also » pin | Tanne | abete | abeto | Abies spp. | |
| common silver fir | sapin pectiné or blanc or des Vosges | Weiß- or Edel- or Silber|tanne | abete bianco | abeto blanco or común | avet | Abies alba or pectinata |
| Spanish fir | sapin d'Espagne | spanische Tanne | abete de Spagna | pinsapo | pinsap(-o) | Abies pinsapo |
| firefly (winged); glowworm (wingless); lightning bug NAm | lampyre; luciole; ver luisant (wingless) | Leuchtkäfer (incl. Johanniskäfer; winged); Glüh- or Johannis|wurm (wingless) | lucciola; lampiride | luciérnaga | lluerna; cuca de llum | Lampyridae etc. |
| fly agaric | tue-mouches | Fliegen|pilz or –tod | ovolo malefico; ovolaccio | matamoscas | reig bord (groc) or tinyós or foll or de fageda; oriol foll | Amanita muscaria |
| foxberry » lingonberry | ||||||
| furze » gorse | ||||||
| genet | genette | Genette; Ginsterkatze | genetta | gineta; jineta; gato algario Gal | geneta; gat mesquer | Genetta genetta |
| gentian | gentiane | Enzian | genziana | genciana | genciana | Gentiana spp. |
| glutton » wolverine | ||||||
| goose, Canada | bernache du Canada | Kanadagans | oca del Canada | ganso canadiense (esp. NAm?); barnacla canadiense (esp. Eur?) | Branta canadensis | |
| gorse; whin; furze | ajonc; ajoncs | Stechginster | ginestrone | tojo; aulaga; aliaga; escajo; árgoma | gatosa (europea); argelaga | Ulex spp. |
| grouse | tétras; grouse | Rauhfußhuhn | (tetraonido) | gallo? | Tetraonidae | |
| black grouse | petit tétras; petit coq de bruyère; tétras lyre | Birken|huhn; –wild (collective); –hahn (male) | fagiano di monte; gallo forcello | gallo lira | gall boscà or de cua forcada | Lyrurus or Tetrao tetrix |
| hazel grouse; hazelhen | gélinotte des bois | Haselhuhn | francolino di monte | grévol | grèvol | Bonasa bonasia |
| wood grouse; capercaillie, –cailzie etc. | grand tétras; grand coq de bruyère | Auer|huhn; –hahn (male); –henne (female); –wild (collective) | gallo cedrone; urogallo | urogallo; gallo montés or silvestre or de bosque; pita do monte Gal | gall selvatge or fer | Tetrao urogallus |
| gwyniad » whitefish | ||||||
| hawk, fish » osprey | ||||||
| heath; "heather" | bruyère? | Heide; Erika; Glockenheide | erica; tuvara Sard | brezo | bruc? bruguera? | Erica spp. |
| purple or Scots heath; bell heather | bruyère cendrée | Grau- or Winter|heide; graue Glockenheide | brezo nazareno; argaña; carpaza Gal | bruc vermell or d'escombres | Erica cinerea | |
| heather | callune? | Heidekraut; Besenheide | Calluna spp. | |||
| bell heather » heath | ||||||
| (Scots) heather; ling | bruyère commune | Heidekraut | brugo | brezo común; brecina | bruguerola | Calluna vulgaris |
| heron; gaulin WI (true herons) | héron; crabier WI | Reiher (Tagreiher) | airone | garza | agró | Ardeinae |
| hoopoe | huppe fasciée | Wiedehopf | upupa | abubilla; bubela Gal | puput | Upupa epops |
| hornbeam | charme | Hainbuche | carpino | hojaranzo; ojaranzo | Carpinus spp. | |
| horn of plenty; black chanterelle | corne d'abondance; trompette de la mort; craterelle | Füllhorn; Totentrompete | corno d'abbondanza; tromba da morto | cuerno de la abundancia; trompeta de los muertos | trompeta de la mort or dels morts; rossinyol or vaqueta negre; orella d´ase or de ruc | Craterellus cornucopioides |
| huckleberry » bilberry | ||||||
| ibex; Alpine ibex | bouquetin (des Alpes) | Steinbock | stambecco | cabra montés; íbice? | Capra ibex (ibex) | |
| ibex, Spanish | bouquetin des Pyrénées | Pyrenäen-Steinbock; Iberiensteinbock | stambecco spagnolo | cabra montés (del Pirineo); macho montés? bucardo Arag? hirco Gal | cabra salvatge or pirinenca; bucarda? | Capra pyrenaica |
| ink cap | coprin | Tintling | fungo dell'inchiostro | coprino? | Coprinus spp. | |
| izard | isard | Mittelmeer- or Pyrenäen-|Gemse | camoscio appenninico or d'Abruzzo | rebeco; sarrio (Arag?); rebezo Gal | isard | Rupicapra pyrenaica |
| jackal | chacal | Schakal | sciacallo (dorato) | chacal | xacal | Canis aureus |
| jay; Eurasian jay | geai des chênes | Eichelhäher | ghiandaia | arrendajo; pega marza Gal | gaig | Garrulus glandarius |
| Judas tree | arbre de Judée | Judasbaum | albero di Giuda | árbol del amor | arbre de l'amor or de Judes or de Judea | Cercis siliquastrum |
| juniper | genièvre | Wacholder DE; Kranewit AT | ginepro | enebro | ginebre | Juniperus spp. |
| Killarney strawberry tree » strawberry tree | ||||||
| king bolete » cep | ||||||
| kite, red | milan royal | Rotmilan | nibbio reale | milano real; miñato real Gal | milà (reial); milana | Milvus milvus |
| lammergeier » vulture | ||||||
| larch | mélèze | Lärche | larice (comune) | alerce | Larix decidua | |
| lightning bug » firefly | ||||||
| ling » heather | ||||||
| lingon– or lingen– or cow– or fox|berry; rock or mountain or Alpine cranberry | airelle or mirtille rouge; airelle vigne d'Ida | Preisel– or Krons– or Riffel|beere | mirtillo rosso | arándano encarnado or rojo | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | |
| loon » diver | ||||||
| lynx | lynx | Luchs | lince | lince | Lynx spp; formerly Felis spp. | |
| northern or Eurasian lynx | lynx; loup-cervier | Luchs; Nordluchs | lince; lupo-cerviero | lince | linx boreal or nòrdic; llop cerver | Lynx lynx; formerly Felis lynx |
| Spanish or Iberian or pardel lynx | lynx pardelle or ibérique | Pardelluchs | lince ibérico or español; gato cerval Gal | linx ibèric or pardina | Lynx pardinus; formerly Felis (lynx) pardina | |
| maple | érable | Ahorn | acero | arce | auró | Acer spp. |
| marmot | marmotte | Murmeltier | marmotta | marmota | Marmota spp. | |
| Alpine marmot | marmotte alpine | Alpenmurmeltier | marmotta alpina | marmota alpina | marmota | Marmota marmota |
| marten; also » fisher | Marder | Martes spp. | ||||
| pine marten | martre commune or des pins | Baum- or Edel|marder | martora (degli alberi or dei boschi or di Prussia?) | marta silvestre | mart(-a) | Martes martes |
| stone or beech or house marten | fouine | Stein- or Haus|marder | faina; martora di Francia | garduña; fuina | fagina; gorja blanc | Martes foina |
| meadow saffron » autumn crocus | ||||||
| moose NAm; elk Eur | élan Eur; orignal CA | Elch; Elen(–tier) | alce | alce; anta | Alces alces | |
| morel | morille | Morchel; Speisemorchel | spugnolo/–a; morchella | colmenilla; cagarria; morilla; morquela? | múrgula | Morchella esculenta |
| mosquito | moustique; maringouin (esp. outside France) | Stechmücke; Moskito; Schnake, Staunse Sth; Gelse AT | zanzara | mosquito | mosquit; cüic | Culicidae |
| moufflon | mouflon | Mufflon | muflone, mufflone | muflón | mufló | Ovis (ammon) musimon |
| mountain ash » rowan | ||||||
| naked lady » autumn crocus | ||||||
| nutcracker; Eurasian nutcracker | casse-noix (moucheté); geai des montagnes | Tannenhäher; eurasiatischer Tannenhäher; Nuß|häher or –knacker; Zirbelkrähe | ghiandaia nucifraga; nocciolaia; eleva; corvo franginoce | cascanueces | trencanous | Nucifraga caryocatactes |
| oak; acorn (nut) | chêne; gland (nut) | Eiche; Eich(en)baum; Eichel (nut) | quercia; ghianda (nut) | roble; bellota (nut) | roure; gla, aglá (nut) | Quercus spp. |
| holm or evergreen oak | chêne vert; yeuse | Steineiche | (quercia) leccio | encina | alzina | Quercus ilex |
| Kermes oak; (holly oak or scrub oak?) | chêne kermès; garric Occ | quercia spinosa | coscoja; coscolla blanca; matarubia; maraña; carrasquilla; chaparro/–a | coscoll etc; alzina ravell; garric; garriquella, garritx, garroll | Quercus coccifera | |
| osprey; fish hawk NAm, Trin, Tob; sea eagle WI? | balbuzard pêcheur or fluviatile; aigle pêcheur CA?; aiglon, malfini de la mer WI | Fischadler; Flußadler | falco pescatore | águila pescadora; halcón pescador; guaraguao or águila de mar, guincho WI; gavilán pescador CR, MX; águia peixeira Gal | àguila or àliga peixatera or pescadora | Pandion haliaetus |
| oyster mushroom | pleurote en huître | Seitling; Austern|seitling or –pilz | gelone | seta de mimbre or de ostra or de alpaca | gírgola (de panical); orellana | Pleurotus ostreatus |
| penny bun » cep | ||||||
| perch; European or Eurasian perch | perche (commune) | Barsch, Flussbarsch DE; Egli CH | persico reale | perca | percar | Perca fluviatilis |
| peregrine (falcon) | faucon pélerin | Wanderfalke | pellegrino | halcón común or peregrino; falcón pelegrín Gal | falcó pelegrí or peregrí | Falco peregrinus |
| pike; northern pike; pickerel (young) Eur | brochet; brocheton (young) | Hecht | luccio | lucio | lluç de riu; luci; lluci | Esox lucius |
| pike-perch; European pike-perch | sandre; perche-brochet | Zander; Hechtbarsch DE; Schill AT | luccio-perca | lucioperca | luci(-)perca; sandra | Stizostedion or Lucioperca or Sander lucioperca |
| pine | pin | Kiefer | pino | pino | pi | Pinus spp. |
| arolla or Swiss stone pine | pin cembro(t); arolle; alvier | Zirbe; Zirbelkiefer; Arve | pino cembro; cirmolo | pino cembro europeo | pi cembra | Pinus cembra |
| Heldreich or Bosnian pine | bosnische or Schlangenhaut-Kiefer; Heldreich(s)kiefer? | pino loricato | Pinus heldreichii or leucodermis | |||
| (dwarf or Swiss) mountain pine | pin de(s) montagne(s); pin à crochets | (Zwerg–)Berg|kiefer or –föhre; Leg-Föhre; Latsche | pino montano or mugo or uncinato | pino montano or enano or de montaña | pi negre | Pinus mugo; (also P. montana) |
| Scots or common or red pine | pin sylvestre | Rot- or Weiß|kiefer; gemeine (Wald–)Kiefer; Föhre; Forche | pino silvestre | pino silvestre; (pino albar or blanquillo or royal Guadarrama, or serrano Gredos?) | pi roig or femella or vermell; (pi) rajol or rajolet | Pinus sylvestris |
| pollan » vendace | ||||||
| powan » whitefish | ||||||
| raspberry | framboisier (plant); framboise (fruit) | Himbeere | lampone | frambueso | gerdera (plant); gerd (fruit) | Rubus idaeus |
| raven | corbeau, grand | Kolkrabe | corvo imperiale | cuervo | corb | Corvus corax |
| reindeer » deer | ||||||
| rhododendron | rhododendron | Alpenrose | rododendro | rododendro | neret | Rhododendron spp. |
| rowan; (European) mountain ash | sorbier (des oiseleurs etc.) | Vogelbeerbaum; Eberesche | sorbo rosso or selvatico or degli uccellatori | serbal de cazadores or de pajareras; capudrio | moixera de guilla | Sorbus aucuparia |
| schelly » whitefish | ||||||
| scops owl | hibou petit-duc | Zwergohreule | assiolo | autillo | xot; (mussol?) | Otus scops |
| shrike, red-backed | pie-grièche écorcheur | Neuntöter | averla piccola | alcaudón dorsirrojo | escorxador | Lanius collurio |
| spruce | épicea | Fichte; Rottanne | abete | abeto rojo or falso or del norte | Picea spp. | |
| squirrel | ||||||
| grey squirrel Eur; gray squirrel NAm | écureuil gris | Grauhörnchen | scoiattolo grigio (orientale) | ardilla gris or americana or de las carolinas | Sciurus carolinensis | |
| (Eurasian) red squirrel | écureuil (commun?) | Eichhörnchen | scoiattolo (rosso) | ardilla común or roja or europeo | esquirol (comú) | Sciurus vulgaris |
| European ground squirrel or souslik | spermophile or souslik d'Europe | Ziesel, europäischer/es; Schlichtziesel | citello | ardilla terrestre | Spermophilus citellus; also Citellus citellus | |
| stoat; ermine (winter) | hermine | Hermelin | ermellino | armiño; erminio Gal | ermini | Mustela erminea |
| strawberry, wild or wood or alpine | fraise des bois | Walderdbeere | fragola or fragolina selvatica or di bosco | fresa (silvestre) | maduixera (plant); maduixa (fruit) | Fragaria vesca |
| thyme | thym | Thymian | timo; serpillo; serpollino | timo; tomillo | timó; farigola | Thymus spp. |
| tick | ixode; ricin; tique | Zecke; Zeck Sth, AT | acaro; zecca | garrapata | paparra; llagast(-a) | |
| trout | truite | Forelle | trota | trucha | truita | Salmo trutta etc. |
| brown trout | truite de rivière or de lac | Bach- or See|forelle | trota fario (di torrente) | trucha de río | truita comuna | Salmo trutta fario |
| marble trout | truite marbrée | marmorierte Forelle | trota marmorata | Salmo marmoratus | ||
| rainbow trout | truite arc-en-ciel | Regenbogenforelle | trota iridea | trucha arco-iris | truita irisada or arc-iris | Salmo gairdneri; Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| vendace; pollan (Ireland) | corégone blanc; petite marène | Maräne, (kleine); Zwergmaräne | lavarello; coregone nano | Coregonus albula | ||
| vultures, Old World | vautours vrais or du vieux monde | Altweltgeier | avvoltoi del vecchio continente | buitres del viejo mundo | voltor | Aegypiinae |
| bearded vulture; lammergeier | gypaète (barbu) | Lämmer- or Bart|geier | avvoltoio barbato or degli agnelli; gipeto (barbuto) | quebrantahuesos; águila barbuda; cascaosos Gal | trencalòs | Gypaetus barbatus |
| European black vulture | vautour moine | Mönchsgeier | avvoltoio monaco | buitre negro; abutre cincento Gal | voltor negre | Aegypius monachus |
| Egyptian vulture | percnoptère d'Égypte | Schmutzgeier | capovaccaio | alimoche común; abutre branco Gal | aufrany; miloca; moixeta voltonera | Neophron percnopterus |
| griffon vulture | vautour fauve | Gänsegeier | avvoltoio fulvo; grifone | buitre leonado (or común?); abutre leonado Gal | voltor comú | Gyps fulvus |
| wallcreeper | tichodrome échelette | Mauerläufer | picchio muraiolo | treparriscos | pela(-)roques | Tichodroma muraria |
| walnut | noyer (tree); noix (nut) | Walnuß (nut); (gemeiner) Walnuß(baum) (tree) | noce (comune); nuxi Sard | nogal (tree); nuez (nut) | noguera | Juglans regia |
| whin » gorse | ||||||
| whitefish | corégone? | Felchen; Renke; Maräne | lavarello; coregone; coregono | corégono | Coregonus spp. | |
| common whitefish; schelly (England); powan (Scotland); gwyniad (Wales) | lavaret; féra | Maräne, (große); Renke; (Blau–)Felchen CH? | lavarello | Coregonus lavaretus | ||
| whortleberry » bilberry | ||||||
| wildcat; European or forest wildcat | chat sauvage | Wildkatze | gatto selvatico | gato cerval or clavo or montés or salvaje; gato bravo Gal | gat salvatge or fer or fréstec or mesquet | Felis silvestris |
| wolf, grey Eur or gray NAm or timber | loup; louve (female); louveteau (young) | Wolf; Wölfin (female) | lupo | lobo; loba (female) | llop | Canis lupus |
| wolverine; glutton; carcajou; skunk bear | glouton; carcajou CA | Vielfraß; Järv | ghiottone; volverine | glotón | Gulo gulo; G. luscus NAm | |
| wormwood | génépi; genépi | Wermut | assenzio; genepì, genipì | ajenjo | absenta; donzell | Artemisia spp. |
| airelle; also » bleuet and myrtille | Heidelbeere (broad sense) | Vaccinium spp. | ||||
| Haberlea rhodopaensis |
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