Marine Life Word Search
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Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: POD, EGG, PUP, FIN, SEA, AUK, EEL, EBB, TUSK, NEAP, MOLT, SLUG, ICE, WET, GILLS, DEEP.
Marine Life word list, defined
- POD /pɒd/ (British), /pɑːd/ (American) · noun, verb
- A pod is a natural container that holds seeds, especially the pod of a pea or bean. It can also refer to a small group of whales, dolphins, or other marine animals, and to a streamlined aircraft structure housing engines or equipment. Related: seedpod, husk, shell, group.
- EGG /ɛɡ/ · noun
- An oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo; also the egg of a chicken (or other bird) used as food. Related: ovum, roe.
- PUP /pʌp/ · noun
- A young dog, especially one less than a year old. The word can also refer to the young of certain other animals, such as seals, and figuratively to an inexperienced or immature person. Related: puppy, cub, youngster.
- FIN /fɪn/ · noun
- A flattened appendage or limb on the body of a fish, whale, or other aquatic animal, used for steering, balancing, or propulsion. The word can also refer to a thin projecting part on an object such as a surfboard, aircraft, or car that provides stability. Related: flipper, blade, paddle.
- SEA /siː/ · noun
- A large body of salt water, smaller than an ocean but larger than a pond or lake. The word can also refer to a specific expanse of water, such as the sea around a particular coast. Related: ocean, waters, seaway, main.
- AUK /ɔːk/ · noun
- A short-winged diving seabird of the northern oceans, belonging to the family Alcidae, which includes puffins, guillemots, and razorbills.
- EEL /iːl/ · noun
- A snake-like fish with a smooth, elongated body and no visible scales in most species, found in both fresh and salt water. Also used figuratively to describe a slippery or elusive person.
- EBB /ɛb/ · noun and verb
- The movement of the tide out toward the sea; more broadly, a gradual decline or fading away of something such as energy, fortune, or enthusiasm. Related: recede, decline, wane, subside.
- TUSK /tʌsk/ · noun
- A tusk is a long, protruding tooth, especially one of the paired teeth of elephants, walruses, or other animals. In some contexts, the word also refers to the tooth of a boar or a prominent canine tooth in a person. Related: fang, tooth, canine.
- NEAP /niːp/ · noun
- The period of the tidal cycle when the range between high and low water is at its smallest. A neap occurs as the Sun and Moon pull at right angles to one another, reducing their combined effect on the tides. Related: low tide, low water.
- MOLT /moʊlt/ · verb; noun
- To shed and regrow old hair, feathers, skin, or other covering, especially as part of a periodic biological process. As a noun, a molt is the act or process of molting. Related: shed, cast off, slough, exuviate.
- SLUG /slʌɡ/ · noun
- A slug is a slow-moving mollusk, especially a terrestrial one with no visible shell. The word also names a lazy person, a bullet or similar projectile, a short identifying label used in a URL or content-management system, and a piece of printing type. Related: gastropod, mollusk, slowpoke, loafer.
- ICE /aɪs/ · noun, verb
- Ice is the solid form of water, consisting of frozen water crystals. As a verb, it means to cool something quickly until it becomes frozen or covered with a layer of ice.
- WET /wɛt/ · adjective, verb, adverb, and noun
- Covered, soaked, or saturated with liquid, or characterized by rain or moisture. As a verb, it means to make something wet or to become wet; informally, it can also be a euphemism for urinating. Related: damp, moist, soaked, soggy.
- GILLS /ɡɪlz/ · noun (plural)
- The paired respiratory organs of fish and other aquatic animals, used to extract oxygen from water. The singular form is “gill.” Related: branchiae, respiratory organs, breathing organs.
- DEEP /diːp/ · adjective
- Extending far downward or inward from the top or surface, or extending far into a space from the front or edge. Also used figuratively to mean profound, intense, or far-reaching. Related: profound, bottomless, abysmal, intense.
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