By removing a single letter from the word fox one gets a name of another animal i.e. ox.

Can you accomplish a similar task (i.e. convert one animal into another)
by removing two consecutive letters? ?
By removing three consecutive letters? ?
Four ?
Five ?

Though singles were not asked for, following are a few:
(T)ERN, (B)ASS, (P)UMA, (C)HAWK, BOA(R), GOA(T), C(R)OW, (B)EAGLE, (W)ASP, BEE(F)

two:
JACK(AL), BASS(ET), (MO)RAY, ZEBRA(SS), OWL(ET), BEA(VE)R

three:
RA(BBI)T, (WOM)BAT, OU(ZEL), BE(ATL)E, (WYV)ERN, (DOR)MOUSE, AUK(LET), C(USH)AT, PIG(EON)

four:
(CRAP)PIE, (PEAF)OWL, (AARD)WOLF

five:
(TINAM)OU, (CARIB)OU, (MARAB)OU

Not asked for, but
six:
AI(REDALE), (GROUND)HOG

seven:
(DZIGGET)AI

There are animal names that are open|closed compounds that are somewhat obvious. Following are a few closed compounds that each could belong to two groups by length:
SHEEPDOG, CATFISH, DOGFISH, PIGFISH

Edited on April 1, 2015, 12:59 am

Posted by Dej Mar on 2015-03-27 12:49:03