Animals That Start With Q
Here are 11 animals that start with Q, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.
Q offers just 11 animals, which makes it a tough letter in animal games. Quail and quokka are the best-known answers, and the quokka, a little marsupial with a cheerful face, lives in Western Australia.
Many Q names start with the word queen: queen bee, queen angelfish, queen conch and queen snake. That is a useful trick when you are stuck. The quetzal is a brightly coloured bird of Central America, and the quoll is a spotted marsupial. The quahog is a hard-shelled clam, a handy word for puzzle fans.
- Animals starting with Q
- 11
- Best known
- quarter horse, quail
- Longest name
- queen angelfish
- Most are
- birds
Best-known animals that start with Q
The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.
- quarter horse
- quail
- queen bee
- quetzal
- quahog
- queen angelfish
- queen conch
- queen snake
- quelea
- quokka
- quoll
All animals that start with Q
| # | Name | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quahog | hard-shelled edible clam of the North American coast | mollusc |
| 2 | quail | small gallinaceous game birds | bird |
| 3 | quarter horse | a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia | mammal |
| 4 | queen angelfish | bright blue and yellow reef fish of the Atlantic | other |
| 5 | queen bee | fertile egg-laying female bee | insect |
| 6 | queen conch | large sea snail with a pink spiral shell | other |
| 7 | queen snake | harmless North American water snake that eats crayfish | other |
| 8 | quelea | small African weaver bird that flies in huge flocks | other |
| 9 | quetzal | large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage | bird |
| 10 | quokka | small smiling-faced wallaby from Western Australia | other |
| 11 | quoll | spotted meat-eating marsupial of Australia and New Guinea | other |
Birds that start with Q
- quail
- quetzal
Other animals that start with Q
- queen angelfish
- queen conch
- queen snake
- quelea
- quokka
- quoll
More that start with Q
- NamesQuinn, Quentin
- Girl namesQuinn, Queen
- Boy namesQuentin, Quinn
- Last namesQuinn, Quintero
- Wordsquestion, quite
- 5-letter wordsquite, quick
- Adjectivesquick, quiet
- Positive wordsquiet, qualified
- Nounsquestion, quality
- Verbsquit, quote
- Flowersqueen's cup
- CountriesQatar
- CitiesQingdao, Quezon City
- Foodsquail, quick bread
- Fruitsquince
- Thingsquarter, quill
- Jobsquartermaster, quality inspector
- Sportsquoits
- Dog namesQuinn, Quincy
Questions people ask
How many animals start with Q?
This list has 11 animals starting with Q, from well-known ones like quarter horse, quail, queen bee to rarer kinds.
What animals start with Q?
Well-known examples are quarter horse, quail, queen bee, quetzal, quahog, queen angelfish, queen conch, queen snake.
What birds start with Q?
quail, quetzal.
Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.
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