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Animals that start with H
45 animals start with H, from “Haddock” to “Hyrax”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
Animals starting with H
- Haddock
- Hagfish
- Halibut
- Hamerkop
- Hammerhead sharkalso Hammerhead
- Hamster
- Harbour porpoisealso Harbor porpoise
- Harbour sealalso Harbor seal, Common seal
- Harp seal
- Harvestman
- Hatchetfish
- Hawk
- Hawk moth
- Hawksbill turtlealso Hawksbill
- Hectors dolphin
- Hedgehog
- Hellbender
- Hercules beetle
- Hermanns tortoise
- Hermit crab
- Heron
- Herring
- Hippoalso Hippopotamus
- Hoatzin
- Hognose snakealso Hognose
- Hooded seal
- Hooded tickspider
- Hoopoe
- Hornbill
- Horned lizardalso Horned toad
- Horned viper
- Hornet
- Horse
- Horsefly
- Horseshoe crab
- Hoverfly
- Huchen
- Human
- Humboldt squid
- Hummingbird
- Humpback whalealso Humpback
- Huntsman spider
- Hydroid
- Hyena
- Hyrax
About this list
- H is the 8th most common first letter in this list: 45 of the 898 animals (5%).
- Shortest: “Hawk”. Longest: “Hooded tickspider”.
- 19 names have more than one word.
- 8 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many animals start with H?
- 45 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with H, for example Human, Horse and Hawk.
- What is the longest name among animals that start with H?
- The longest is “Hooded tickspider” and the shortest is “Hawk”.
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