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English to Dutch Animal Words

If you need to translate animal words from English into Dutch, then this page will prove very helpful. The following page contains a long list of over 70 animal words in English, with their Dutch translations.

Below this main list of animal words, you will find some example sentences featuring animals, plus a section for animal sounds. Feel free to scroll down to learn all of these translations, or if you'd prefer, use one of the quick links below to skip to a section of your choosing.

Animal Words from English to Dutch:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of animal words from Dutch to English.


A-Z List of Animals from English to Dutch

Here is an alphabetically list of animal names, ordered from English to Dutch. If you want to translate a certain animal name into Dutch, this is the list for you.

Alpaca ➔ Alpaca


Badger ➔ Das

Bear ➔ Beer

Bee ➔ Bij / Honingbij

Boar ➔ Zwijn

Butterfly ➔ Vlinder


Canary ➔ Kanarie

Cat ➔ Kat

Cheetah ➔ Jachtluipaard

Chicken ➔ Kip

Chinchilla ➔ Chinchilla

Cow ➔ Koe

Cricket ➔ Krekel

Crow ➔ Kraai

Cuckoo ➔ Koekoek


Deer ➔ Hert

Dog ➔ Hond

Dolphin ➔ Dolfijn

Donkey ➔ Ezel

Duck ➔ Eend


Eel ➔ Paling

Elephant ➔ Olifant


Falcon ➔ Valk

Ferret ➔ Fret

Finch ➔ Vink

Fish ➔ Vis

Fly ➔ Vlieg

Fox ➔ Vos

Frog ➔ Kikker


Gazelle ➔ Gazelle

Giraffe ➔ Giraf / Giraffe

Goat ➔ Geit

Goose ➔ Gans

Gorilla ➔ Gorilla

Grouse ➔ Korhoen

Guinea pig ➔ Cavia


Hare ➔ Haas

Horse ➔ Paard


Jackal ➔ Jakhals


Kangaroo ➔ Kangoeroe


Lion ➔ Leeuw


Magpie ➔ Ekster

Mink ➔ Nerts

Monkey ➔ Aap

Moose ➔ Eland

Mouse ➔ Muis


Own ➔ Uil


Parakeet ➔ Parkiet

Parrot ➔ Papegaai

Peacock ➔ Pauw

Pheasant ➔ Fazant

Pig ➔ Varken

Pigeon ➔ Duif


Quail ➔ Kwartel


Rabbit ➔ Konijn

Rat ➔ Rat

Rattlesnake ➔ Ratelslang

Raven ➔ Raaf

Rhino ➔ Neushoorn

Rooster ➔ Haan


Seagull ➔ Meeuw

Seal ➔ Zeehond

Sheep ➔ Schaap

Snake ➔ Slang

Sparrow ➔ Mus

Stork ➔ Ooievaar

Swallow ➔ Zwaluw


Tiger ➔ Tijger

Turkey ➔ Kalkoen

Turtledove ➔ Tortelduif


Walrus ➔ Walrus

Whale ➔ Walvis

Wolf ➔ Wolf


English to Dutch Sentences with Animal References

After reading through these animal-themed sentences, you should have a better idea for how to use the animal words in conversation.

Cats are very good hunters. ➔ Katten zijn ontzettend goede jagers.

Cats have five toes on their front paws. ➔ Katten hebben vijf tenen aan de voorpoten.

Frogs are cold blooded. ➔ Kikkers zijn koudbloedig.

Monkeys are generally herbivores. ➔ Apen zijn over het algemeen herbivore.

There are hundreds of dog breeds. ➔ Er bestaan honderden hondenrassen.


English to Dutch Animal Sounds

The Dutch word for animal sounds is dierengeluiden. If you want to learn how to say certain animal sounds in Dutch, see the list below. Hopefully we'll have more sounds to add soon.

Bee (Bij / Honingbij) ➔ Bzzzzzz

Cat (Kat) ➔ Miauw

Duck (Eend) ➔ Kwak

Mouse (Muis) ➔ Piep


This list of English to Dutch animal words was last updated on June 2, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Dutch myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Dutch language learning journey!



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