Beast Index - Alphabetic
This is an index to the beasts, in alphabetic order, listing only the common names used on this site. You can filter the list by typing a partial word in the box below. The alphabet band at the left allows you to jump to the first item sorted under the letter you click. See the help page for more information.
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Name | Latin | Type | |
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Abarenon | Abarenon | Fish | A fish that lays eggs by rubbing on sand |
Abides | Abides | Fish | A marine animal that first lives in the water and then on land |
Aeriophylon | Aeriophylon | Bird | A bird seldom seen because it flies above the clouds |
Agate | Achates | Stone | Can be used to find pearls |
Ahanes | Ahanes | Beast | An animal as large as a stag |
Albirez | Albirez | Fish | A fish with a very hard skin |
Alerion | Alerion | Bird | A bird the color of fire, with razor-sharp wings |
Allec | Allec | Fish | A fish used to make pickled fish sauce |
Alphoraz | Alphoraz | Fish | A fish that is generated from rotting mud |
Amia | Amia | Fish | A fish with purple or red markings |
Amphisbaena | Amphisbaena | Serpent | A serpent with two heads, one at either end |
Ana | Ana | Beast | A beast that comes to the defense of others of its own kind |
Andrius | Andrius | Serpent | Lives in water and on land |
Ant | Formica | Worm/Insect | Ants harvest grain to store for the winter |
Ant-lion | Myrmecoleon | Beast | The offspring of an ant and a lion |
Antelope | Antalops | Beast | An animal so wild no hunter can approach it |
Anthus | Anthus | Bird | A small bird that fights with horses |
Ape | Simia | Beast | Called "simia" because it is similar to humans |
Aphorus | Aphorus | Fish | A small fish that cannot be caught on a hook |
Aracsis | Aracsis | Serpent | A treacherous, varicolored serpent of large size |
Arundutis | Arundutis | Serpent | A serpent with a tracery of lines over its body |
Asfodius | Asfodius | Serpent | A serpent that causes blood to pour out of its victim |
Asp | Aspis | Serpent | Blocks its ear with its tail so as not to hear the charmer |
Ass | Asinus | Beast | An animal that is slow and resists commands |
Astaraz | Astaraz | Fish | A fish spontaneously generated from the foam of rain water |
Australis | Australis | Fish | A fish that appears when the Pleiades decline |
Babylonian Fish | Babilonici pisces | Fish | A fish that lives in caves near Babylon |
Badger | Taxus | Beast | A dirty beast that bites |
Barbel | Barbulus | Fish | A fish with a beard |
Barnacle Goose | Bernace | Bird | A bird that initially grows from trees |
Basilisk | Regulus | Serpent | Its odor, voice and even look can kill |
Bat | Vespertilio | Bird | A bird that gives birth to living young |
Bear | Ursus | Beast | The cubs are born unformed, and are licked into shape by the mother |
Beaver | Castor | Beast | Hunted for its testicles, it castrates itself to escape from the hunter |
Bedbug | Cimex | Worm/Insect | A blood sucking worm that preys on humans |
Bee | Apes | Worm/Insect | Bees are the smallest of birds, and are born from the bodies of oxen |
Bee-eater | Meropes | Bird | Bee-eater young care for their elderly parents |
Behemoth | Behemoth | Beast | An enormous four-footed beast |
Berus | Berus | Serpent | A serpent that is more cunning than any other |
Bibiones | Bibiones | Worm/Insect | Insects that are generated in wine |
Bitterling | Aristosus | Fish | A fish that has so many many bones that it is difficult to eat |
Bittern | Onocratulus | Bird | A bird that makes a booming noise |
Blackbird | Merula | Bird | An agreeable bird that sings in April and May |
Boa | Boas | Serpent | An enormous snake, found in Italy, that feeds on cattle |
Boar | Aper | Beast | A savage wild pig or hog |
Bonnacon | Bonnacon | Beast | A beast like a bull, that uses its dung as a weapon |
Borbothis | Borbothis | Fish | A fish that resembles an eel, but with a large head |
Bothis | Bothis | Fish | A flat fish that goes to the river bottom and muddies the water to hide |
Botrax | Botrax | Serpent | A serpent with the face of a frog |
Bream | Dentix | Fish | A fish with many large teeth |
Buffalo | Bubalus | Beast | Buffalo are so wild that they cannot be yoked |
Buffone | Buffone | Worm/Insect | An insect that has a voice like a trumpet |
Bull | Taurus | Beast | The Indian bull is tawny colored and swift as a bird |
Buprestis | Buprestis | Worm/Insect | A venomous beetle that causes cows to burst |
Bustard | Bistarda | Bird | A slow moving carrion eating bird |
Butterfly | Papilio | Worm/Insect | An insect that generates small worms from its dung |
Caab | Caab | Fish | A marine animal that has one long foot it uses as a hand |
Cacus | Cacus | Beast | A monster that steals cattle |
Caladrius | Caladrius | Bird | A bird which can tell if a sick man will die, and can cure disease |
Camel | Camelus | Beast | Camels can endure thirst for three days and prefer muddy water |
Cantharis | Cantharis | Worm/Insect | A green insect that glitters with gold in sunlight |
Capa | Capa | Fish | A shellfish with a pearl-like shell |
Capito | Capito | Fish | A fish with a large head that lives in rivers |
Capitones | Capitones | Fish | A sea fish with a large head and narrow tail |
Capreola | Capreola | Beast | The roe deer |
Carbuncle | Carbuncle | Stone | When it is held against the sun it resembles a burning coal |
Cariste | Cariste | Bird | A bird that can fly through flames without harm |
Carp | Carpera | Fish | A fish that has five ways to escape a net |
Cat | Musio | Beast | An animal that is hostile to mice |
Catarrhactes | Catarrhactes | Bird | A diving bird that stays underwater for a long time |
Caterpillar | Eruca | Worm/Insect | A worm that eats foliage |
Catfish | Glanis | Fish | The male of this fish takes care of his offspring |
Catoblepas | Catoblepas | Beast | A beast with a head so heavy it can only look down |
Cecula | Cecula | Serpent | A serpent with no eyes |
Cedar Tree | Cedar tree | Plant | Symbol of Mary and of the transfiguration of Christ |
Cefusa | Cefusa | Beast | A beast with human feet and hands |
Celethi | Celethi | Fish | A fish that sleeps so soundly it can be caught by hand |
Centaur | Centaurus | Beast | The centaur is part man and part horse |
Centipede | Centupedia | Worm/Insect | A worm or serpent with many feet |
Centris | Centris | Serpent | An inflexible serpent |
Cerastes | Cerastes | Serpent | An exceptionally flexible serpent with horns |
Ceruleum | Ceruleum | Fish | A fish of the Ganges River that is strong enough to catch elephants |
Chameleon | Cameleon | Serpent | An animal that can change its color |
Chelydros | Chelydros | Serpent | Land and water serpent |
Chimera | Chimera | Beast | A hybrid beast of lion and goat |
Chloreus | Chloreus | Bird | A bird that fights with ravens |
Chylon | Chylon | Fish | A fish that only eats its own mucus |
Cicada | Cicada | Worm/Insect | An insect born from the saliva of the cuckoo |
Cinnamologus | Cinnamulgus | Bird | An bird that makes its nest from the fruits of the cinnamon tree |
Clothes-moth | Tinea | Worm/Insect | A worm that eats clothes |
Cobra | Armene | Serpent | Every animal that approaches this serpent dies |
Cock | Gallus | Bird | The cock is a bird that can tell time |
Conchis | Conchis | Fish | A shellfish that resembles a ship |
Coot | Fulica | Bird | An intelligent bird that stays in one place |
Coredulus | Coredulus | Bird | A bird whoes name implies "eater of the heart" |
Cornica | Cornica | Bird | A large bird with few feathers |
Cornutis | Cornutis | Serpent | A serpent with horns it uses to attack people |
Cow | Vacca | Beast | A useful animal |
Crab | Cancer | Fish | A fish with claws |
Crane | Grus | Bird | At night cranes take turns keeping watch for enemies |
Cricket | Grillus | Worm/Insect | A creature that likes to sing, forgetting all else |
Crocodile | Crocodilus | Beast | A beast that weeps after eating a man |
Crow | Cornix | Bird | A long-lived bird that foretells the future |
Cuckoo | Cuculus | Bird | A weak bird that travels on the backs of kites |
Cuttlefish | Lolligo | Fish | A fish that is easily caught in enclosures |
Dariata | Dariata | Bird | A bird with no legs that can only crawl |
Day-fish | Dies piscis | Fish | A fish that only lives for one day |
Demma | Demma | Beast | A beast the size of a goat, with long, sharp horns |
Diamond | Adamas | Stone | If a diamond is kept in a house, demons cannot enter |
Dipsa | Dipsas | Serpent | A snake so poisonous that its bite kills before it is felt |
Doe | Dammula | Beast | The female deer |
Dog | Canis | Beast | A young dog bound to a patient cures internal wounds |
Dog-fly | Cynomya | Worm/Insect | A fly that annoys puppies |
Dolphin | Delphine | Fish | Dolphins gather in schools at the sound of music |
Dormouse | Glis | Beast | They sleep all winter as if dead |
Dove | Columba | Bird | There is meaning in the various colors of doves |
Draconcopedes | Draconcopedes | Serpent | A dragon-footed serpent |
Dragon | Draco | Serpent | The greatest of all serpents on earth |
Dragonfly | Odonata | Worm/Insect | A long thin insect with four wings |
Dromedary | Dromedarius | Beast | A small camel that can travel a hundred Roman miles a day |
Duck | Anas | Bird | The ducks of Pontus feed on the poison in the sea |
Duran | Duran | Beast | A beast that slows down pursuing dogs with its odor |
Dyomeda | Dyomeda | Bird | A bird that can distinguish between local people and foreigners |
Eagle | Aquila | Bird | A bird with eyes so strong it can look directly into the sun |
Echeneis | Echeneis | Fish | This fish clings to ships and holds them back |
Eel | Anguilla | Fish | A serpent of the sea |
Elephant | Elephas | Beast | Soldiers fight from wooden towers on the backs of elephants |
Elk | Alches | Beast | The Eurasian elk or moose |
Emigraneus | Emigraneus | Worm/Insect | A worm that infests the head |
Equicervus | Equicervus | Beast | An animal with features of a horse and a stag |
Equinilus | Equinilus | Fish | A fish in the Nile River that likes to kill humans |
Eracliodes | Eracliodes | Fish | A fish that lives in caves it digs in river shores |
Ermine | Erminium | Beast | A small animal that is white in winter and brown in summer |
Exposita | Exposita | Fish | A fish with very large teeth |
Ezochius maris | Ezochius maris | Fish | A very large fish with no teeth in its upper jaw |
Falcon | Falco | Bird | A bird used for hunting |
Falena | Falena | Beast | An animal that hates human pride |
Falitusus | Falitusus | Serpent | This serpent's bite causes necrosis and profound sleep |
Fatatore | Fatatore | Bird | A bird that lays its eggs before Spring |
Ferret | Furunculus | Beast | An animal like a weasel, used to hunt rabbits in their burrows |
Fetix | Fetix | Bird | A small bird that lays eggs twice a year |
Figpecker | Ficedula | Bird | A bird that mostly eats figs |
Finges | Finges | Beast | A beast with two nipples on its chest |
Fire Stones | Lapides igniferi | Stone | Stones that burst into flames when brought close together |
Fish | Pices | Fish | The number of species of fish is uncountable |
Flea | Pulices | Worm/Insect | An insect that is sent to man as a punishment |
Fly | Musca | Worm/Insect | An insect that can revive after being drowned |
Flycatcher | Muscicape | Bird | A slow bird with a wide mouth for catching flies and gnats |
Flying Fish | Exocoetus | Fish | A fish that goes out onto dry land to sleep |
Fox | Vulpis | Beast | A crafty and deceitful animal that never runs in a straight line |
Frog | Rana | Serpent | Land frogs die if exposed to rain |
Fundula | Fundula | Fish | A fish that is never seen at the water surface |
Furfurio | Furfurio | Bird | A bird that feeds on flour |
Furionz | Furionz | Beast | A lustful beast |
Galalca | Galalca | Fish | A sea monster that pulls her fetus out of the womb to see if it is ready |
Genetha | Genetha | Beast | A black and crimson beast that stays in low places |
Giraffe | Camelopardus | Beast | A beast that looks like a camel but has the spots of a leopard |
Glaucus | Glaucus | Fish | A white fish that appears on cloudy days |
Glow-worm | Cicindela | Worm/Insect | An insect that gives off light |
Glutis | Glutis | Beast | A bird with a long tongue |
Gnat | Culex | Worm/Insect | An insect that sucks blood |
Goat | Caper | Beast | An animal that likes to live on high mountains |
Golden Fleece | Aureo vellus | Fish | A shellfish that produces a golden wool |
Goldfinch | Carduellus | Bird | A bird that eats thorns and thistles |
Goose | Anser | Bird | Geese can smell the odor of man better than any other animal can |
Gosturdus | Gosturdus | Bird | A bird that flies like a wave |
Gracocenderon | Gracocenderon | Bird | A chaste bird that has sex only once a year |
Griffin | Gryphes | Beast | A beast with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle |
Grouse | Bonosas | Bird | A bird that lives in Germany that can be eaten |
Gudgeon | Gobio | Fish | A small fish that feeds in sandy-bottomed waters |
Gull | Larus | Bird | A bird that lives on land and water and flies in the air |
Hamster | Cricetus | Beast | The European hamster |
Haniger | Haniger | Fish | A fish with a long red beak instead of a mouth |
Hare | Lepus | Beast | A timid beast that runs fast |
Harpy | Harpyia | Bird | A fierce bird with a human head |
Hawk | Accipiter | Bird | The hawk has great courage in a small body |
He-goat | Hircus | Beast | A beast so hot that its blood dissolves diamond |
Hedgehog | Herinacius | Beast | A beast that carries away grapes on its sharp quills |
Heliodromos | Heliodromos | Bird | A bird that flies following the sun |
Hemtra | Hemtra | Beast | Very small animals in Germany |
Hen | Gallina | Bird | Hens become weak because their chicks are weak |
Hercinia | Hercinia | Bird | A bird with brightly glowing feathers |
Heron | Ardea | Bird | A bird wise above all others |
Hippopotamus | Yppotamus | Beast | A large beast called the river horse |
Hoopoe | Hupupa | Bird | The young care for their elderly parents |
Hornet | Crabro | Worm/Insect | Hornets are born from the flesh of the horse |
Horse | Equus | Beast | A horse is a horse, of course, of course... |
Horse-fly | Oestrus | Worm/Insect | A stinging insect associanted with cattle |
Hydra | Hydra | Serpent | A multi-headed serpent |
Hydros | Hydros | Serpent | A water snake that makes those bitten swell up |
Hydrus | Hydrus | Serpent | The enemy of the crocodile, which it kills from the inside |
Hyena | Hyaena | Beast | A beast that eats human corpses and changes sex |
Ibex | Ibex | Beast | A beast with horns so strong they can save it from a fall |
Ibis | Ibis | Bird | The dirtiest of birds because it feeds on corpses |
Ibrida | Ibrida | Beast | The genus of hybrid animals |
Ichneumon | Ichneumon | Serpent | An enemy of the snake |
Illicinus | Illicinus | Serpent | A serpent that lives in scarlet oak trees |
Indian Stone | Lapis indicus | Stone | A stone that can cure the illness called dropsy |
Isida | Isida | Bird | A small bird with beautifully colored feathers |
Jackdaw | Graculus | Bird | The jackdaw is a noisy bird |
Jaculus | Jaculus | Serpent | A flying serpent |
Jay | Garrulus | Bird | A very noisy bird |
Kim | Kim | Bird | A bird that cares for her own chicks and those of other birds |
Kingfisher | Halcyon | Bird | A bird that calms sea storms |
Kite | Milvus | Bird | A rapacious bird that feeds on carrion |
Komor | Komor | Bird | A bird that lays eggs five or six times a year |
Kyches | Kyches | Bird | A bird that cries with a different voice almost every day |
Kylion | Kylion | Fish | A fish with its spleen and liver in reversed positions |
Kylok | Kylok | Fish | A fish that clings to rocks and eats whatever passes |
Lacta | Lacta | Beast | A small beast that lives in tombs |
Lamb | Agnus | Beast | The lamb knows its own parents by their voice |
Lamia | Lamia | Beast | A stealer and killer of children |
Lanzani | Lanzani | Beast | A cruel beast that attacks any animal not of its own kind |
Lark | Alauda | Bird | A singing bird |
Leech | Sanguisuga | Worm/Insect | A blood sucking aquatic worm |
Leontophone | Leontophone | Beast | A small beast that is deadly to lions |
Leopard | Leopardus | Beast | The offspring of a mating between a lion and a pard |
Leucrota | Leucrota | Beast | A composite beast with a mouth that stretches from ear to ear |
Leviathan | Leviathan | Serpent | An enormous sea-dragon |
Linachos | Linachos | Bird | A bird like an eagle that rejects inferior chicks |
Lincisius | Lincisius | Beast | The offspring of a male dog and a female wolf |
Lion | Leo | Beast | The lion is the king of the beasts |
Lizard | Saura | Serpent | When the lizard goes blind, it looks to the rising sun |
Lobster | Locusta maris | Fish | A fish that fights with its kind, battering them like rams |
Locust | Locusta | Worm/Insect | An insect with long legs |
Louse | Pediculis | Worm/Insect | A pest that can be repelled with mercury and oil |
Ludolacra | Ludolacra | Fish | A fish with four fins that moves swiftly |
Lycaon | Lycaon | Beast | A wolf-like beast with multi-colored fur |
Lycisca | Lycisca | Beast | A hybrid of a wolf and a dog |
Lynx | Lynx | Beast | The urine of the lynx hardens into a precious stone |
Magnales | Magnales | Bird | Large birds of the East that eat fish |
Magnet | Lapis magnis | Stone | Magnet or lodestone attracts iron |
Magpie | Pica | Bird | The magpie has a voice which can express words with distinct sounds |
Mammonetus | Mammonetus | Beast | A kind of monkey |
Mandrake | Mandragora | Plant | A plant that shrieks when it is pulled from the earth |
Manticore | Manticora | Beast | A beast with a man's face, a lion's body, and the stinger of a scorpion |
Martin | Martinarus | Beast | An animal that is common in Ireland |
Martineta | Martineta | Bird | A bird that does not decay when dead |
Meauce | Meauce | Bird | A bird that likes human corpses |
Megaris | Megaris | Fish | A fish when salted and exported demands a high price |
Melancoriphus | Melancoriphus | Bird | A fertile bird that lays more than twenty eggs at a time |
Melanurus | Melanurus | Fish | A fish with a black tail |
Memnonides | Memnonides | Bird | A bird that flies from Egypt to Troy every fifth year |
Mergus | Mergus | Bird | Generic term for a sea bird |
Merilliones | Merilliones | Bird | A bird like a blackbird with different feet, claws and beak |
Merlin | Aesalon | Bird | A bird that breaks raven eggs |
Mermaid | Serra | Fish | A creature half human, half fish |
Miliares | Miliares | Serpent | A serpent with a yellow coloration that resembles millet |
Millago | Millago | Fish | A fish that flies over water |
Millipede | Multipes | Worm/Insect | A worm with a multitude of feet |
Mole | Talpa | Beast | A blind animal that lives in the earth |
Molosus | Molosus | Beast | A large and aggresive beast that is afraid of children |
Monocerus | Monocerus | Beast | A fierce beast with a single long horn |
Morplex | Morplex | Bird | A swift bird that dives to catch eels in the water |
Moth | Blatta | Worm/Insect | An insect that cannot bear the light |
Mouse | Mus | Beast | A small animal that is born from the soil |
Mule | Mulus | Beast | Mules come from the unnatural mating of a female horse and a male ass |
Mullet | Mugilis | Fish | An agile fish of the Mediterranean |
Muraena | Muraena | Fish | A fish that twists itself in circles |
Muscaliet | Muscaliet | Beast | A beast with the body of a hare, tail of a squirrel, teeth of a boar |
Musquelibet | Musquelibet | Beast | An animal that produces musk |
Mussel | Musculus | Fish | A shellfish that serves as the male for oysters |
Naderos | Naderos | Serpent | A serpent of Germany that infects people and swords with its poison |
Narwhal | Monocheros | Fish | A fish with a single long horn on its head |
Nase | Nasus | Fish | A fish of the Danube River with bulky snout |
Natrix | Natrix | Serpent | A snake that contaminates water |
Nautilus | Nautilus | Fish | A fish that raises a thin mambrane like a sail |
Nereid | Nereid | Fish | A fish with the appearance of a hairy human |
Newt | Stellio | Serpent | A lizard with spots like stars on its back |
Nightingale | Luscinia | Bird | A bird that that sings so enthusiastically that it almost dies |
Nightjar | Agochiles | Bird | A bird the sucks milk from the udders of goats |
Octopus | Polypus | Fish | A very clever sea fisher and very clever at deceiving others |
Onager | Onager | Beast | A wild ass that can predict the coming of the equinox |
Onocentaur | Onocentaurus | Beast | A beast with the upper body of a man and the lower body of an ass |
Ophites | Ophites | Serpent | A serpent the color of sand |
Opimacus | Opimacus | Worm/Insect | A worm that is skilled in fighting snakes |
Orca | Orca | Fish | A large whale that preys on other whales |
Orcigometus | Orcigometus | Bird | A kind of hawk |
Oriole | Oriolis | Bird | A bird that is gold all over |
Orphan Bird | Orphanay | Bird | The mother bird knows which of her eggs contain the best offspring |
Oryx | Oryx | Beast | A beast of the dry African desert |
Osprey | Aurifrigius | Bird | Ospreys are smaller than eagles but larger than hawks |
Ostrich | Assida | Bird | A bird that can digest anything, even iron, but is careless of its eggs |
Otter | Luter | Beast | A cunning and mischievous animal living around ponds and rivers |
Owl | Noctua | Bird | The owl is a dirty bird that prefers darkness to light |
Ox | Bos | Beast | The ox is a strong beast that can predict the weather |
Pagrus | Pagrus | Fish | A fish with hard teeth |
Palm Tree | Palma | Plant | Palm tree |
Panther | Panthera | Beast | A gentle, multicolored beast whose only enemy is the dragon |
Papiones | Papiones | Beast | A beast larger than a fox that howls like a wolf |
Paradisi | Aves paradisi | Bird | Called bird of paradise because of its beauty |
Parandrus | Parandrus | Beast | A beast that can conceal itself by changing its appearance |
Pard | Pardus | Beast | A swift and deadly beast that kills with a single leap |
Parias | Parias | Serpent | A serpent that walks on its tail |
Parrot | Psittacus | Bird | A talking bird with a very hard beak |
Partridge | Perdix | Bird | A deceitful bird that steals other birds' eggs |
Pathius | Pathius | Beast | A beast with a body colored like blood |
Peacock | Pavo | Bird | A bird with a terrible voice and flesh too hard to cook |
Peahen | Pavo | Bird | Female peafowl, with a less magnificent tail |
Pearl-oyster | Margarita | Fish | Pearls are produced by a the oyster |
Pegasus | Pegasus | Beast | A beast that is part horse, part bird |
Pelican | Pelicanus | Bird | A bird that revives its dead young with its own blood |
Peridexion Tree | Peredixion | Plant | A tree in India that attracts doves and repels dragons |
Perna | Perna | Fish | A shellfish that produces the colors yellow and red |
Pheasant | Phasianus | Bird | A bird named for the Greek island of Phasis |
Phoenix | Phoenix | Bird | A bird that rises anew from the ashes of its funeral pyre |
Pig | Porcus | Beast | A filthy animal that wallows in mud |
Pike | Lupus piscis | Fish | The wolf of the sea |
Pina | Pina | Fish | A shellfish that tricks little fish into its shell |
Plover | Pluvialis | Bird | A bird that lives on nothing but air |
Polecat | Putorius | Beast | A weasel-like animal with a strong smell |
Porcupine | Porcus spinosus | Beast | An animal that has quills or spines |
Porphirio | Porphirio | Bird | A bird that one webbed foot and one clawed foot |
Ptarmigan | Lagopus | Bird | A bird with tufts of feathers on its feet, like the fur on hare feet |
Pungitivus | Pungitivus | Fish | A stinging fish that generates other fish |
Quail | Coturnix | Bird | Quails cannot be eaten, because they feed on poisonous seeds |
Rabbit | Cuniculus | Beast | A wild beast hunted by dogs |
Ram | Aries | Beast | Rams were the first animals to be sacrificed on alters |
Rat | Rattus | Beast | An oversized mouse |
Raven | Corvus | Bird | The raven will not accept its young until their feathers turn black |
Ray | Rais | Fish | A flatfish with a long deadly stinger |
Reindeer | Rangiver | Beast | A strong animal with three rows of horns on its head |
Rutela | Rutela | Serpent | A serpent that is useful in medicine |
Salamander | Salamandra | Serpent | Salamanders are so cold they can extinguish any fire |
Salmon | Salmonis | Fish | Fish that swim upstream and leap up waterfalls |
Salpa | Salpa | Fish | A fish that must be beaten with a rod before it can be cooked |
Salpuga | Salpuga | Serpent | A serpent that is invisible or difficult to see |
Sardine | Sardina | Fish | A small fish |
Satyr | Satyrus | Beast | An ape-like wild man |
Sawfish | Serra | Fish | The sawfish has enormous wings and likes to race against ships |
Scallop | Pectines | Fish | Symbol of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela |
Scarus | Scarus | Fish | A fish that ruminates its food |
Scitalis | Scitalis | Serpent | A serpent with such a marvellous appearance that it stuns the viewer |
Scorpion | Scorpius | Worm/Insect | The scorpion is a worm that stings with its tail |
Scylla | Scylla | Fish | A vicious fish-human hybrid like a siren |
Sea-ass | Onos | Fish | The ocean equivalent of the land ass |
Sea-centipede | Scolopendra | Beast | A sea fish the disgorges its inside to remove a hook it has swallowed |
Sea-cow | Vacca maris | Fish | The cow or bull or ox of the sea |
Sea-dog | Canes maris | Fish | The dog of the sea |
Sea-dragon | Draco marinus | Fish | The dragon of the sea |
Sea-fox | Vulpes maris | Fish | The fox of the sea |
Sea-frog | Rana maris | Fish | The sea-frog hides in disturbed mud to catch little fish |
Sea-hare | Lepus marinus | Fish | The hare of the sea |
Sea-horse | Equis maris | Fish | The horse of the sea |
Sea-monk | Monachus maris | Fish | A fish that looks like a tonsured monk |
Sea-mouse | Mus marinus | Fish | A fish resembling a mouse that guides whales |
Sea-peacock | Pavus piscis | Fish | A fish colored with different hues on its back and neck |
Sea-pig | Porcus marinus | Fish | Sea-pigs dig up the ground under water |
Sea-ram | Aries piscis | Fish | A fish like a ram that hides under ships to drown sailors |
Sea-raven | Corvus maris | Fish | The raven of the sea |
Sea-scorpion | Scorpio piscis | Fish | The scorpion of the sea |
Sea-serpent | Serpentes maris | Serpent | The serpent of the sea |
Sea-snail | Murica | Fish | The sea-snail produces purple dye |
Sea-spider | Aranea | Fish | The spider of the sea |
Sea-stag | Cervus marinus | Fish | A deer of the sea that eats birds |
Sea-swallow | Hirundo maris | Fish | The swallow of the sea |
Sea-turtle | Barchora | Fish | The turtle that lives in sea and has a powerful bite |
Sea-urchin | Echinus | Fish | A shellfish with spines |
Sea-viper | Vipera marina | Fish | The viper of the sea |
Seal | Phoca | Fish | The calf of the sea |
Selfyr | Selfyr | Serpent | A serpent that tavels with its body on loops |
Seps | Seps | Serpent | The poison of the seps consumes both body and bones |
Seta | Seta | Worm/Insect | A long thin worm like a white needle |
Sheep | Ovis | Beast | The sheep is a defenceless, placid animal |
Shrew | Sorex | Beast | A kind of mouse that bites |
Silkworm | Bombyx | Worm/Insect | Silkworms weave cloth from leaves |
Siren | Sirena | Bird | A deadly creature, half human, half bird or fish |
Siren (Serpent) | Siren | Serpent | An snake so poisonous that those bitten die before they feel pain |
Skate | Squatina | Fish | A fish with a rough skin used to polish wood and ivory |
Skink | Scinnocis | Serpent | Similar to a crocodile but much smaller |
Slug | Limax | Worm/Insect | Slugs are born out of mud |
Snail | Cochlea | Worm/Insect | Snails live on land and in water and carry their home on their back |
Snake | Serpens | Serpent | The snake crawls with hidden steps |
Snipe | Snepa | Bird | A bird that uses its long beak to dig in the earth |
Sole | Solia | Fish | A disk-shaped fish |
Sparrow | Passer | Bird | Sparrows are swift and live in cracks in walls |
Sparus | Sparus | Fish | A fish shaped like a spear |
Spider | Aranea | Worm/Insect | The spider is an aerial worm that takes its nourishment from the air |
Spoliator colubri | Spoliator colubri | Worm/Insect | A worm that attacks snakes |
Sponge | Spongiis | Fish | A fish the roots itself to rocks |
Spoonbill | Platea | Bird | A bird that steals fish from other sea birds |
Squirrel | Cyrogrillus | Beast | An animal that climbs trees |
Stag | Cervus | Beast | A drink made from the tears of a stag is a cure for troubles of the heart |
Stag-beetle | Cervus volans | Worm/Insect | An insect with horns on its head like a stag |
Starfish | Stella piscis | Fish | A fish shaped like a star |
Starling | Sturnis | Bird | A bird with stars on its feathers |
Stork | Ciconia | Bird | Two crows lead flocks of storks when they cross the sea to Asia |
Sturgeon | Sturio | Fish | A fish with its scales pointing toward its mouth |
Stymphalis | Stymphalis | Bird | Man-eating birds with beaks of bronze and sharp metallic feathers |
Sunfish | Solaris piscis | Fish | A large fish that likes to bask in the sun |
Swallow | Hirundo | Bird | The swallow deserts buildings that are about to collapse |
Swan | Olor | Bird | The swan sings most sweetly just before it dies |
Swordfish | Gladius | Fish | A fish with a pointed beak it uses to sink ships |
Syropetice | Syropetice | Beast | A beast that has a tail like a leopard |
Tapula | Tapula | Worm/Insect | A worm that runs fast on land or water |
Tarmus | Tarmus | Worm/Insect | A worm that is generated from the fat of pigs |
Testeum | Testeum | Fish | A sea fish that drinks fresh water when it is ill |
Thamur | Thamur | Worm/Insect | The blood of this worm can break the hardest materials |
Thrush | Turdus | Bird | A bird that returns at the beginning of winter |
Thymallus | Thymallus | Fish | A fish named after a flower |
Tick | Caeca | Worm/Insect | A insect that always has its head in blood |
Tiger | Tigris | Beast | Tigers are remarkable for their strength and speed |
Titmouse | Cyanistes | Bird | A bird that is curious about other birds |
Torpedo | Torpedo | Fish | A fish whose touch numbs the strongest arms and swiftest feet |
Tortoise | Testudo | Fish | The tortoise is a fish with a back covered in a shell |
Tragelaphus | Tragelaphus | Beast | A deer-like animal that has a beard |
Tragopan | Tragopan | Bird | A large bird with two horns on its head |
Tranes | Tranes | Beast | An animal something like a rabbit, with a helmet on its head |
Trebius | Trebius | Fish | A fish that changes color from white to black |
Trochilus | Trochilus | Bird | A small bird that cleans the teeth of crocodiles |
Trogodite | Trogodite | Beast | An animal that has horns pointing toward the ground |
Trout | Tructa | Fish | A fish that lives in fast flowing mountain rivers |
Tuna | Thynnus | Fish | Fish that sees better with the right eye |
Turbot | Rhombus | Fish | A slow fish that uses trickery to catch fast fish |
Turtledove | Turtur | Bird | A bird that always remains faithful to its mate |
Tyliacus | Tyliacus | Serpent | A serpent born from inside a linden tree |
Tyrus | Tyrus | Serpent | A serpent used in the preparation of a cure for poison |
Tysus | Tysus | Serpent | A serpent that walks on its belly using its ribs like feet |
Unguis | Unguis | Fish | A fish named from its similarity to fingernails |
Unicorn | Unicornis | Beast | The unicorn is a fierce beast that can only be captured by a maiden |
Uranoscopus | Uranoscopus | Fish | A a fish that has a single eye on the top of its head |
Uria | Uria | Worm/Insect | A worm found in pigs that causes blisters |
Vergiliales | Vergiliales | Fish | A fish with sharp scales that is only seen when the Peides rise |
Viper | Vipera | Serpent | The young of the viper eat their way out of their mother's side |
Vulture | Vultur | Bird | The vulture is a slow-flying bird that eats corpses |
Wagtail | Seisopugis | Bird | A bird that constantly shakes its tail |
Walrus | Odobenus | Fish | Large sea beast with tusks |
Wasp | Vespis | Worm/Insect | A stinging insect |
Water-horse | Hippocampus | Beast | A beast with the front half of a horse and tail of a fish or serpent |
Weasel | Mustella | Beast | The weasel conceives at the mouth and gives birth through the ear |
Weevil | Gurgulio | Worm/Insect | An insect that is almost nothing but a throat |
Wether | Vervex | Beast | The wether is named from the worms in its head |
Whale | Aspidochelone | Fish | Sailors mistake the whale for an island |
Wild Man | Pilosus | Beast | A man who lives wild in the forest |
Wolf | Lupus | Beast | If a wolf sees a man first, the man will lose his voice |
Wood-dove | Palumbes | Bird | A chaste bird |
Woodpecker | Picus | Bird | No spike can remain in a tree where a woodpecker nests |
Woodworm | Teredo | Worm/Insect | Woodworms are generated when trees are cut at the wrong time |
Worm | Vermis | Worm/Insect | Worms are born from flesh without intercourse |
Yale | Eale | Beast | A beast with flexible horns that it can move at will |
Zedrosis | Zedrosis | Fish | Sea monsters so large their bones can be used in building houses |
Zelencides | Zelencides | Bird | A bird that rids the land of a plague of locusts |
Zerahav | none | Bird | A bird that lays its eggs at the bottom of the ocean |
Zifius | Zifius | Fish | A sea monster that does not resemble any other animal |