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Three Letter Mammals Quiz

Name the words for mammals that are only 3 letters long.
Not counting words for young, male, or female animals
Not counting breeds
Based on words that appear in the Scrabble dictionary
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Last updated: October 10, 2017
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Animal
Ape
Ass
Bat
Cat
Cow
Animal
Dog
Elk
Fox
Gnu
Goa
Animal
Kob
(Man)
Pig / Hog
Rat
Yak
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36 Comments
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Level 80
Oct 9, 2017
Is "ass" the technical name? I think we should remove it otherwise.
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Level 87
Oct 9, 2017
Yes, not only is it the technical term for the animal, the animal is the primary definition of the word: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ass
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Level 92
Sep 15, 2019
Calling someone an ass is referring to the animal.
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Level 69
May 21, 2021
Not if it's followed by "hole" 😂
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Level 74
Oct 9, 2017
What kind of animal is the "goa" ?

I am not able to find it on the internet.

All, what I could find is the state of india called Goa and its wildlife.

Please provide a link of a picture.

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Level 35
Feb 3, 2018
I believe it relates to an Indian bison. But with a differently spelled name. I have a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaur
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Level 74
Oct 9, 2017
OK, finally I have found it:

Procapra picticaudata

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_(antelope)

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Level 86
Oct 10, 2017
What about OWL?
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Level 70
Oct 10, 2017
It's not a mammal
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Level 72
Oct 11, 2017
Except for the Snowy Milk Owl!
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Level 93
Oct 19, 2017
Milk jugs may "secrete milk" but are not warm blooded and do not have fur or bear live young. So that's a hard NO on the snowy milk owl.
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Level 60
Oct 10, 2017
Kob is a breed and it should be cancelled.
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Level ∞
Oct 10, 2017
Kob is a species.
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Level 80
Oct 10, 2017
I forgot than an emu is a bird. It is, in fact, a bird.
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Level 39
Feb 3, 2018
Me: Mammals only!

Also me: Owl! Asp! Emu! Koi! Ant! WHY ISN'T IT WORKING.

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Level 56
Feb 3, 2018
You omitted the TUR, a goat-antelope found in the Caucasus Mountains.
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Level 79
Feb 3, 2018
It's based on words that appear in the Scrabble dictionary.
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Level 80
Feb 3, 2018
If you are going to use ass (donkey), then you should also use hog (pig) in this quiz.
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Level 86
Feb 3, 2018
What the hell is a Goa?
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Level 93
Feb 3, 2018
An antelope.
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Level 71
Feb 3, 2018
Who else had never heard of a Goa or a Kob before
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Level 80
Feb 4, 2018
Shouldn't "ram" be included?
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Level 86
Feb 4, 2018
I'm pretty sure that ram is the male form of sheep (where ewe is the female form).
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Level 94
Feb 5, 2018
Is ape an animal species? It's a branch of the primates.
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Level 72
Feb 5, 2018
It doesn't say it has to be a species. It just says it can't be any more specific than a species (so no male, female or young animals and no breeds). It can be less specific.
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Level 74
Feb 12, 2018
Surprisingly harder than I expected, but fun.
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Level 58
Feb 13, 2018
What, no elf...? ;-)
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Level 47
Feb 2, 2019
There is no animal "goa". Goa is a place, and a gaur is the official animal of it. If we're wrong, cite a source?
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Level 76
Feb 17, 2020
Read the comments
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Level 76
Feb 17, 2020
It has a ♡ on its behind ;)

For everyone's convenience, here is other obscure one https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kob also an antilope

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Level 69
Mar 25, 2024
Haha, what an ass!
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Level 74
Dec 17, 2023
Google it. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Level 70
Oct 5, 2020
Laughing at myself. Got Kob, missed Cow. Facepalm
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Level 71
Jul 30, 2024
I thought cow referred to mature female cattle and bull referred to mature male cattle.
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Level 82
Jul 1, 2025
You are correct, but I think usage of the term has evolved to the point that it now can refer to the species generally as well.
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Level 71
Feb 10, 2025
Isn’t a cow a female cattle?