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Animal Body Parts – Finnish Vocabulary

Here’s a list of animal body parts; everything from nokka (“beak”) to häntä (“tail”)! Another way to broaden your vocabulary! This list doesn’t include body parts with names that animals have in common with people. You won’t find “silmä” or “vatsa” in this article!

Finnish English
häntä tail
töpöhäntä bob tail
kynsi claw
kynnet claws
pyrstö bird’s/fish’s tail
siipi wing
siivet wings
höyhen down feather
sulka vanes feather
pyrstösulat tail feathers
nokka beak
kavio hoof
sorkka cloven hoof
Finnish English
harja mane
karva hair
turkki fur
nokka beak
utareet udders
shell kilpi
räpylät flippers
norsun kärsä trunk
niskakarvat hackles
syöksyhampaat tusks
etukäpälä front paw
takakäpälä hind paw
Finnish English
kuono snout
evä fin
kidukset gills
tuntosarvet feelers
sarvi horn
viikset whiskers
kirsu nose
välikämmen pastern
polkuanturat pads
heltat gils
kinner hock
säkä withers

That’s it for this animal body parts list! Happy studying!

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