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Ant : Semut
== Animals (Alphabetical Order) ==
{| class="wikitable"
!English Name
!Indonesian Name
|-
|ant
|semut
|-
|arowana
|arwana
|-
|bear
|beruang
|-
|bee
|lebah
|-
|beetle
|kumbang badak
|-
|bird
|burung
|-
|bird of paradise
|cenderawasih
|-
|boar
|babi hutan
|-
|buffalo
|kerbau
|-
|buffalo, midget
|anoa
|-
|butterfly
|kupu-kupu
|-
|camel
|unta
|-
|cassowary
|kasuari
|-
|cat
|kucing
|-
|caterpillar
|ulat
|-
|chicken
|ayam
|-
|chimpanzee
|simpanse
|-
|civet
|musang
|-
|cockroach
|kecoak
|-
|cocoon
|kepompong
|-
|cow
|sapi
|-
|cricket
|jangkrik
|-
|crocodile
|buaya
|-
|crow
|gagak
|-
|deer
|rusa
|-
|dog
|anjing
|-
|dragon
|naga
|-
|dragonfly
|capung
|-
|dove
|burung dara
|-
|duck
|bebek
|-
|eagle
|elang
|-
|elephant
|gajah
|-
|fish
|ikan
|-
|fly
|lalat
|-
|fox
|rubah
|-
|frog
|katak
|-
|gecko
|tokek
|-
|giraffe
|zarafah
|-
|grasshopper
|belalang
|-
|goat
|kambing
|-
|gorilla
|gorila
|-
|hippopotamus
|kuda nil
|-
|horse
|kuda
|-
|iguana
|iguana
|-
|kangaroo
|kangguru
|-
|koala
|koala
|-
|komodo dragon
|komodo
|-
|ladybird
|kumbang
|-
|leech
|lintah
|-
|lion
|harimau
|-
|lizard
|kadal
|-
|monkey
|monyet
|-
|mosquito
|nyamuk
|-
|mouse
|tikus
|-
|orangutan
|orangutan
|-
|owl
|burung hantu
|-
|panda
|panda
|-
|parrot
|beo
|-
|peacock
|burung merak
|-
|pig
|babi
|-
|pigeon
|burung merpati
|-
|rabbit
|kelinci
|-
|seal
|anjing laut
|-
|sea lion
|singa laut
|-
|shark
|ikan hiu
|-
|sheep
|domba
|-
|shrimp
|udang
|-
|snail
|siput
|-
|snake
|ular
|-
|squirrel
|tupai
|-
|swan
|angsa
|-
|tiger
|harimau
|-
|wallaby
|walabi
|-
|whale
|paus
|-
|wolf
|serigala
|-
|worm
|cacing
|-
|zebra
|zebra
|}


Elephant : Gajah
== Animals Endemic to Indonesia ==
There are various animals which are native to Indonesia. Even some of them only live in Indonesia. Below is a list of endemic animals of Indonesia:
* Bird of Paradise
* Cassowary
* Javan rhinoceros
* Komodo dragon
* Orangutan
* Peacock
* Sumatran elephant
* Sumatran tiger
* Tapir


Cat : Kucing
== Curse Words ==
In Indonesian, many animals are used as curse words. This case is similar to the English ''bitch'' which literally means a female dog. Some of the animals that are used to curse are:
* '''anjing''' - dog
* '''babi''' - pig
* '''monyet''' - monkey


Chicken : Ayam
== Idioms ==
 
Some animals are also used in Indonesian idioms.
Horse : Kuda
* '''buaya darat''' - land crocodile  Has the same meaning with the English ''playboy''.
 
* kabar burung - bird news  Rumours.
Crocodile : Buaya
* lintah darat - land leech  Has the same meaning with the English ''loan shark''.
 
* mata sapi - cow's eye  A sunny side egg.
Bird : Burung
* mati ayam - chicken dead  Used to describe an absurd, stupid death.
 
* membeo - parroting  Used to describe someone who likes to copy someone else's words.
Monkey : Monyet
* '''muka badak''' - rhinoceros' face  Used to describe someone who literally has no shame of doing anything anymore.
 
* otak udang - prawn brained  Used to describe someone stupid. It is known that a prawn stores its faeces inside its head.
Snack : Ular
* ular kepala dua - two headed snake  Used to describe a hypocrite.
 
Cow : Sapi
 
Dog : Anjing
 
Goat : Kambing
 
Fish : Ikan
 
Bear : Beruang
 
Mosquito : Nyamuk
 
Butterfly : Kupu-kupu
 
Bee : Lebah
 
Flies : Lalat
 
Seals : Anjing laut
 
Wolf : Serigala
 
Worm : Cacing
 
Squirrel : Tupai
 
Giraffe : Jerapah
 
Lion : Singa
 
Tiger : Harimau
 
Dragon : Naga
 
Lizard : Kadal
 
Shark : hiu
 
Pigeon : merpati
 
Eagle : Elang
 
Buffalo : Kerbau
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