Identify The Odd One Out

[postman44]

81. james,william,peter,harry,beatrice,george,louise
82.h,i,j,k,l,m,n
83.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
86.lynx,myth,hymn,type,crypt,cyst,pygmy
87.red,white,yellow,coral,blue,black
88.c,h,k,n,o,p,s,t
89.happy,lazy,timid,birthday,silly,snow,funny
90.dog,rabbit,tiger,goat,horse,ox.rat
thank you

[pixie374]

86 type- pronounced with a long y

[bhg481]

86 type contains a vowel

[Flonska]

87. Coral = not a snooker ball colour?

[bhg481]

82 - j is the only descender.

[Flonska]

90. Is there another animal in the clue?

[Flonska]

83. 4 = The other numbers are prime numbers

[bhg481]

81 george is not a grandchild of the queen.

[postman44]

90. no other animal in clue

[bhg481]

flonska - 6 isn't prime.

[Flonska]

83. So sorry - ignore my answer - my pc is on the blink . . . must have got water in it from all this rain!

[pixie374]

4 is the only one you have to take your pen off the paper to write.

[pixie374]

82 and 88 could both be the only vowel

[Toorak]

90 goat - the rest are all animals in the chinese zodiac

[pixie374]

A goat is too, isn't it?

[pauln90]

90. Goat - not an animal associated with chinese new years

[pixie374]

It is https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/

[Toorak]

It seems to vary between sheep and goat - so if the setter was looking at a list with sheep the re would be no goat on it

Otherwise I can't think what it could be

[Toorak]

88 t

The others are single letter symbols in the periodic table

[pixie374]

Maybe so, then... i'd never heard of year of the sheep.

[Toorak]

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/