1646 Sir T. Browne ii. xxiv. 170 The constellations which passe under animall names in heaven. View more context for this quotation
1852 J. Alexander II. 205 Both the animal names in this verse are really designations of the locust.
1931 C. L'Estrange Ewen xiii. 333 The Anglo-Saxons commonly bestowed animal-names upon their children.
2003 Sept. 292/2 Plant all things with animal names (tiger lilies, leopard's bane, elephant's-ear, etc.).