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Animals that start with A
Looking for animals that begin with A? Here are 42 of them in alphabetical order, from “Aardvark” to “Aye-aye”.
Animals that begin with A
- Aardvark
- Abalone
- Acorn worm
- Adder
- Aesculapian snake
- African rock pythonalso Rock python
- Agama
- Agouti
- Albatross
- Aldabra giant tortoisealso Aldabra tortoise
- Alligatoralso Gator
- Alligator snapping turtle
- Alpaca
- American crocodile
- Ammonite
- Amphipod
- Anaconda
- Anchovy
- Angelfish
- Anglerfish
- Anole
- Anomalocaris
- Ant
- Anteater
- Antlion
- Aphid
- Arapaima
- Archelon
- Archerfish
- Arctic charalso Char
- Argonautalso Paper nautilus
- Armadillo
- Armadillo lizard
- Army ant
- Arowana
- Arrow worm
- Asp
- Assassin bug
- Atlas moth
- Avocet
- Axolotl
- Aye-aye
About this list
- A is the 9th most common first letter in this list: 42 of the 898 animals (5%).
- Shortest: “Ant”. Longest: “Alligator snapping turtle”.
- 12 names have more than one word.
- 5 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many animals start with A?
- 42 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with A, for example Alligator, Ant and Anchovy.
- What is the longest name among animals that start with A?
- The longest is “Alligator snapping turtle” and the shortest is “Ant”.
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