Sindarin Words for Creatures

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Lavan (pl levain) means animal, but does not refer to reptiles or insects.

bear - brôg, medli (medli means honey-eater and gives rise to the adjective medlin meaning honey-eating or bear-like.
bird - aew, fileg, filigod (all mean small bird).
butterfly - gwilwileth
creature - ûn
crow - corch
deer - aras
dog - hû
dove - cugu
dragon - amlug
eagle - thoron, thôr
elephant - annabon
fish - lim
fox - rusc
frog - cabor
goose - gwaun
gull - gwael, maew, mŷl
horse - roch
hound - rŷn
kingfisher - heledir
lion - raw
nightingale - merilin, dúlinn, tinúviel (poetic, means "daughter of twilight")
rat - nâr
raven/large crow - craban
sea serpent - limlug
serpent - lhûg
snake - lŷg
spider - ungol
swallow - tuilinn
swan - alph
wolf - draug, garaf,
woodpecker - tavor
yellowhammer (a kind of bird) - emlin