Taxonomogrammatical query

[ewx]

So is the class of birds unusually full of verbs, or are other taxa comparably grammatically equipped?

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[beckyc]

Dog
Squirrel
Shark
Weasel
Snake
Worm
Rat

Some other parts of speech? Eg adjectives

Sheepish
Batty
Catty

[pseudomonas]

At some point I will ask WordNet to undertake an evidence-based approach to this question. Remind me if I've not done it in a month or two.

*reminds*

[ewx]

The best part of four years is a month or two, right?
(If you're still interested in the question.)

[ptc24]

Badger
Buffalo
Stoat (OK, that might be unique to hilarityallen)
Ferret
Wolf (it down)
Cat (OK, only maybe for Unix types)
Seal
Mouse (OK, involving computer rodents, but hey, I'm sure I've seen mouse as a verb...)
Pig (out)
Cow (into submission)
Ape (synonym of "copy")
Monkey (around with)
Bat
Fox (slightly foxed and extremely dragoned)

[gareth_rees]

Barb, bass, bream, carp, char, cod, dab, drum, eel, flounder, gar, grunt, hake, jack, javelin, ling, molly, mullet, perch, pike, ray, roach, scat, scup, shad, shark, skate, smelt, sole, sucker, tailor, tang, tope, whiff.

[k425]

The other question is "how many verbs are derived from the names of birds".