We already learnt about various animals in French in the article on animals. Let us now see how sea animals are called in French. Learn to use them in different sentences in French and speak French like a native.
1. Le dauphin
Meaning: a sea mammal that is large, smooth, and grey, with a long, pointed mouth
English: dolphin
Example: Avez-vous vu un spectacle de dauphins? (Have you seen a dolphin show?)
2. Le requin
Meaning: a large fish that has sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its back
English: shark
Example: Elle avait peur de voir un requin. (She was scared of seeing a shark.)
3. La baleine
Meaning: a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head
English: whale
Example: Une baleine géante a été trouvée près du rivage de la mer. (A giant whale was found near the shore of the sea.)
4. Le crabe
Meaning: a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food
English: crab
Example: Assurez-vous que les crabes ne vous mordent pas à la plage. (Make sure crabs don’t bite you while at the beach.)
5. Le pingouin
Meaning :a black and white bird that cannot fly but uses its small wings to help it swim
English: penguin
Example: Les pingouins sont très mignons. (Penguins are very cute.)
6. L’étoile de mer
Meaning: a flat animal that lives in the sea and has five arms that grow from its body in the shape of a star
English: starfish
Example: C’est étrange à quel point les étoiles de mer ressemblent à des étoiles. (It’s strange how starfishes resemble stars. )
7. La méduse
Meaning: a sea creature with a soft, oval, almost transparent body
English: jellyfish
Example: Il a été piqué par une méduse. (He was stung by a jellyfish.)
8. Un phoque
Meaning: a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice
English: seal
Example: Ils ont navigué devant un groupe de phoques. (They sailed past a group of seals.)
9. Hippocampe
Meaning : a small fish that swims in a vertical position and has a head like that of a horse
English: seahorse
Example:Un hippocampe peut manger jusqu’à 3000 saumons par jour. (A seahorse can eat up to 3000 brine fish a single day.)
10. Pieuvre
Meaning: a sea creature with a soft, oval body and eight tentacles
English: octopus
Example: Une pieuvre qui change constamment de couleur est saine. (An octopus that is constantly changing color is a healthy one.)
11. Poisson rouge
Meaning : a small, shiny, gold or orange fish that is often kept as a pet in a bowl or garden pool
English: goldfish
Example: Sa mère lui a offert un poisson rouge comme animal de compagnie. (Her mother gifted her a goldfish as a pet.)
12. Piranha
Meaning: a dangerous fish that lives in South American rivers, has sharp teeth, and eats meat
English: piranha
Example: Vous pouvez trouver de nombreuses espèces différentes de piranha. (You can find many different species of the piranha.)
13. Morse
Meaning: a mammal that lives in the sea and on beaches in the Arctic. It is similar to a seal but larger, with two tusks and long hairs growing near its mouth.
English: Walrus
Example: Elle a eu peur quand un morse l’a suivie sur le rivage. (She was scared when a walrus followed her to the shore.)
14. L’anguille
Meaning: a long, thin, snake-like fish, some types of which are eaten
English: eel
Example: La pêche à l’anguille n’est pas autorisée ici. (Eel fishing is not allowed here.)
15. La Palourd
Meaning: a type of sea creature with a shell in two parts that can close together tightly, and a soft body that can be eaten
English: clam
Example: Avez-vous déjà mangé une palourde? (Have you ever eaten a clam?)
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