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Animals that start with N
The full list of animals starting with N: 12 names, taken from the 898 answers to “Name an animal” in Icillion.
All 12 animals that start with N
- Narwhal
- Nautilusalso Chambered nautilus
- Neon tetraalso Tetra
- Newt
- Nightingale
- Nightjar
- Nile crocodile
- Nile monitor
- Nothosaur
- Nudibranch
- Numbat
- Nuthatch
About this list
- N is the 18th most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 898 animals (1%).
- Shortest: “Newt”. Longest: “Nile crocodile”.
- 3 names have more than one word.
- 2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many animals start with N?
- 12 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with N, for example Newt, Narwhal and Nightingale.
- What is the longest name among animals that start with N?
- The longest is “Nile crocodile” and the shortest is “Newt”.
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