Croatian Animals Vocabulary
Here are Croatian words for animals to start with: ptica (bird), mačka (cat), krava (cow), pas (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.
Here are Croatian words for animals to start with: ptica (bird), mačka (cat), krava (cow), pas (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bird | ptica | noun | A1 |
| cat | mačka | noun | A1 |
| cow | krava | noun | A1 |
| dog | pas | noun | A1 |
| fish | riba | noun | A1 |
| horse | konj | noun | A1 |
| mouse | miš | noun | A1 |
| squirrel | vjeverica | noun | A1 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | životinja | noun | A1 |
| chicken | kokoš | noun | A1 |
| frog | žaba | noun | A1 |
| pig | svinja | noun | A1 |
| turkey | puran | noun | A1 |
| creature | stvorenje | noun | A2 |
| feather | pero | noun | A2 |
| harvest | žetva | noun | A2 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| endangered | ugrožen | adj | A2 |
| conservation | zaštita prirode | noun | B1 |
| ecosystem | ekosustav | noun | B1 |
| extinction | izumiranje | noun | B1 |
| habitat | stanište | noun | B1 |
| reef | koraljni greben | noun | B1 |
| firefly | krijesnica | noun | B2 |
| gull | galeb | noun | B2 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| snake | zmija | noun | A1 |
| alligator | aligator | noun | B1 |
| chameleon | kameleon | noun | B1 |
| cobra | kobra | noun | B1 |
| gecko | gekon | noun | B1 |
| iguana | iguana | noun | B1 |
| python | piton | noun | B1 |
| toad | krastača | noun | B1 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fungus | gljiva | noun | B1 |
| parasite | parazit | noun | B1 |
| algae | alge | noun | B2 |
| microbe | mikrob | noun | B2 |
| mold | plijesan | noun | B2 |
| pathogen | patogen | noun | B2 |
| toxin | toksin | noun | B2 |
| yeast | kvasac | noun | B2 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chimpanzee | čimpanza | noun | A2 |
| baboon | pavijan | noun | B1 |
| badger | jazavac | noun | B1 |
| gorilla | gorila | noun | B1 |
| hedgehog | jež | noun | B1 |
| mole | krtica | noun | B1 |
| orangutan | orangutan | noun | B1 |
| reindeer | sob | noun | B1 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| oyster | kamenica | noun | B1 |
| shrimp | kozica | noun | B1 |
| cuttlefish | sipa | noun | B2 |
| mussel | dagnja | noun | B2 |
| prawn | škamp | noun | B2 |
| sea lion | morski lav | noun | B2 |
| sea urchin | ježinac | noun | B2 |
| walrus | mors | noun | B2 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| robin | crvendać | noun | A2 |
| goose | guska | noun | B1 |
| hawk | jastreb | noun | B1 |
| ostrich | noj | noun | B1 |
| pelican | pelikan | noun | B1 |
| raven | gavran | noun | B1 |
| toucan | tukan | noun | B1 |
| woodpecker | djetlić | noun | B1 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| flea | buha | noun | A2 |
| shelter | azil | noun | B1 |
| tick | krpelj | noun | B1 |
| treats | poslastice | noun | B1 |
| vet | veterinar | noun | B1 |
| leash | povodac | noun | B2 |
| neuter | kastrirati | verb | B2 |
| spay | sterilizirati | verb | B2 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cockroach | žohar | noun | B1 |
| aphid | lisna uš | noun | B2 |
| larva | ličinka | noun | B2 |
| locust | skakavac | noun | B2 |
| mantis | bogomoljka | noun | B2 |
| pollinator | oprašivač | noun | B2 |
| pupa | kukuljica | noun | B2 |
| termite | termit | noun | B2 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ray | raža | noun | A2 |
| deep sea | duboko more | noun | B1 |
| skate | raža | noun | B1 |
| abyss | bezdan | noun | B2 |
| anglerfish | grdobina | noun | B2 |
| giant squid | divovska lignja | noun | B2 |
| sea cucumber | morski krastavac | noun | B2 |
| hydrothermal vent | hidrotermalni izvor | noun | C1 |
| English | Croatian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| camouflage | kamuflaža | noun | B1 |
| hibernation | zimski san | noun | B1 |
| foraging | traženje hrane | noun | B2 |
| herding | stadno ponašanje | noun | B2 |
| mimicry | mimikrija | noun | B2 |
| predation | predacija | noun | B2 |
| scavenging | strvinarenje | noun | B2 |
| territoriality | teritorijalnost | noun | B2 |
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