How many animals start with W?

40 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with W, for example Whale, Wolf and Woodpecker.

What is the longest name among animals that start with W?

The longest is “Whirligig beetle” and the shortest is “Wasp”.

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Looking for animals that begin with W? Here are 40 of them in alphabetical order, from “Wagtail” to “Wryneck”.

W is the 11th most common first letter in this list: 40 of the 898 animals (4%).
Shortest: “Wasp”. Longest: “Whirligig beetle”.
15 names have more than one word.
4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many animals start with W?: 40 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with W, for example Whale, Wolf and Woodpecker.
What is the longest name among animals that start with W?: The longest is “Whirligig beetle” and the shortest is “Wasp”.

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