Latin Animal Names

Can you give the English names for these animals whose Latin names are give?
These are not systematic (binomial nomenclature) names, but common Latin names, as the Romans would have called these animals.
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Latin name
English name
Canis
Dog
Lupus
Wolf
Leo
Lion
Avis
Bird
Ursus
Bear
Piscis
Fish
Vulpes
Fox
Porcus
Pig
Feles
Cat
Bos
Cow
Tigris
Tiger
Serpens
Snake
Equus
Horse
Corvus
Crow
Mollusca
Snail
Rattus
Rat
Anser
Goose
Papilio
Butterfly
Mus
Mouse
Rana
Frog
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4 Comments
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Level 78
Jan 8, 2021
Corvus means raven.
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Level 77
Jan 8, 2021
Corvus refers to both ravens and crows. I'll accept raven, but crow will stay the answer which appears, because most birds in the genus corvus are referred to as crows and because the word crow obviously comes from the Latin word.
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Level 48
Mar 1, 2024
How did more people get Rana than Anser??? Maybe I follow too much birding stuff
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Level 22
Mar 19, 2025
Rana means frog in spanish