Wildlife Word Search
Play free online Wildlife word search puzzles in your browser. Find hidden words themed around Wildlife — no download or signup required. Choose Quick, Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty and track stars as you clear each pack.
This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: SERRANO, HOBOING, FAINE, FLONG, HODMEN, SLEEP, SNUFFER, DARCYS, HAWKS, SHEEP, HUMAN, INDEX, FLORA, CITES, GOATS, STONE.
Wildlife word list, defined
- SERRANO /səˈrɑːnoʊ/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a serrano is a small, pungent variety of chili pepper; the term can also denote a dry-cured Spanish ham. As an adjective, it means relating to the Sierra Nevada Mountains or, in Spanish usage, to mountains or mountain dwellers. Related: chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper, capsicum.
- HOBOING /ˈhoʊboʊɪŋ/ · noun
- The practice of travelling from place to place and living as a hobo. The term is uncommon and often carries a historical or dismissive social connotation. Related: wandering, travelling, roaming, itinerancy.
- FAINE /feɪn/ · verb
- An archaic spelling variant of 'feign', meaning to pretend falsely or to give a false appearance of something. Related: pretend, feign, simulate, affect.
- FLONG /flɒŋ/ · noun
- A mould made of damp paper paste or papier-mâché pressed over set type, used in traditional letterpress printing to cast a metal stereotype plate. Related: mould, matrix, mat, stereotype mould.
- SLEEP /sliːp/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sleep is the state of rest characterized by reduced consciousness, responsiveness, and muscle activity, normally occurring periodically. As a verb, it means to rest in this state or to spend a period of time sleeping. Related: rest, slumber, nap, doze.
- SNUFFER /ˈsnʌfər/ · noun
- A device used to extinguish a burning candle or other small flame, especially by covering it. Historically, it commonly referred to a metal cone-shaped cap fitted to a handle and placed over a candle flame. Related: extinguisher, fire extinguisher.
- HAWKS British /hɔːks/; US /hɑːks/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- Hawks are birds of prey, especially those with broad wings and hooked bills, that hunt other animals. The word also refers to people who advocate aggressive military or political action, while the verb hawks means to sell or offer something aggressively. Related: raptors, birds of prey, hard-liners, militarists.
- SHEEP /ʃiːp/ · noun; verb
- A domesticated mammal, Ovis aries, kept for its wool, meat, and milk. As a verb, “to sheep” means to treat someone contemptuously or unfairly, especially by isolating or disregarding them. Related: ram, ewe, lamb.
- HUMAN /ˈhjuːmən/ · adjective & noun
- Relating to or characteristic of people, especially as opposed to animals or machines. As a noun, a person or member of the human species. Related: person, mortal, earthly, humane.
- INDEX /ˈɪndɛks/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, an index is an alphabetically or numerically arranged list of names, topics, or other references, used to help locate information. It can also mean a sign, symbol, or number that indicates a quantity, trend, or relationship. As a verb, to index means to arrange or classify information in an index or create an index for it. Related: directory, catalogue, listing, register.
- FLORA /ˈflɔːrə/ · noun
- The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered collectively; more broadly, the plant life of an area as distinct from its animal life (fauna). Related: vegetation, plant life, botany, greenery.
- CITES /saɪts/ · verb (third-person singular present of 'cite')
- Cites is the third-person singular present form of the verb 'cite', meaning to quote or refer to a source, precedent, or authority as evidence or justification, or to mention someone or something by way of praise, commendation, or official notice. Related: quotes, references, mentions, names.
- GOATS /ɡoʊts/ (US); /ɡəʊts/ (British) · noun
- Goats are domesticated ruminant mammals of the goat family, kept chiefly for milk, meat, leather, and hair. The word may also refer figuratively to people regarded as foolish, eccentric, or disagreeable, especially in informal and often derogatory usage.
- STONE /stoʊn/ (US); /stəʊn/ (British) · noun
- A hard, solid piece or mass of mineral matter, especially one broken or cut from rock. It can also refer to a small piece of stone used as a weapon, a unit of weight, or a fruit stone. Related: rock, pebble, boulder, gem.
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