Animals That Start With Z
Here are 8 animals that start with Z, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.
Z has eight animals, and the zebra stamps its name on half of them. The zebra finch, zebra mussel, zebra shark and zebrafish all borrow the word for their stripes or patterns.
The zebu is a humped breed of cattle, common in hot climates. The zander is a freshwater fish related to the perch, and the zorilla is an African mammal with black and white stripes, much like a skunk. For a quick game answer, zebra is the easy choice, but zebu is great for crosswords.
- Animals starting with Z
- 8
- Best known
- zebra, zebra finch
- Longest name
- zebra mussel
- Most are
- mammals
All animals that start with Z
| # | Name | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zander | European freshwater fish of the perch family | other |
| 2 | zebra | any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines | mammal |
| 3 | zebra finch | small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's | bird |
| 4 | zebra mussel | small striped freshwater mussel | mollusc |
| 5 | zebra shark | spotted reef shark whose young have zebra-like stripes | other |
| 6 | zebrafish | small striped freshwater fish used in research | other |
| 7 | zebu | humped cattle breed common in India and Africa | mammal |
| 8 | zorilla | African striped polecat that sprays a bad smell | other |
Mammals that start with Z
- zebra
- zebu
Other animals that start with Z
- zander
- zebra shark
- zebrafish
- zorilla
More that start with Z
- NamesZoe, Zachary
- Girl namesZoe, Zoey
- Boy namesZachary, Zane
- Last namesZimmerman, Zamora
- Wordszone, zero
- 5-letter wordszones, zebra
- Adjectiveszoological, zealous
- Positive wordszeal, zest
- Nounszone, zero
- Verbszoom, zigzag
- Flowerszinnia, zephyr lily
- CountriesZambia, Zimbabwe
- CitiesZhengzhou, Zhongshan
- Foodszucchini, zest
- Thingszip, zipper
- Colorszaffre
- Jobszookeeper, zoologist
- Dog namesZoey, Zoe
Questions people ask
How many animals start with Z?
This list has 8 animals starting with Z, from well-known ones like zebra, zebra finch, zander to rarer kinds.
What animals start with Z?
Well-known examples are zebra, zebra finch, zander, zebra mussel, zebra shark, zebrafish, zebu, zorilla.
What mammals start with Z?
zebra, zebu.
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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