Mammals Word Search
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Sample words: AARDVARK, ADDAX, BEAR, BUFFALO, APE, CAT, BAT, BULL, BISON, PIG, RAT, YAK, FOX, BILBY, GOAT, GNU.
Mammals word list, defined
- AARDVARK /ˈɑːrdˌvɑːrk/ · noun
- A nocturnal African mammal (Orycteropus afer) with a long snout, large ears, and a sticky tongue, which feeds chiefly on termites and ants and lives in burrows. Related: ant bear, earth pig.
- ADDAX /ˈædæks/ · noun
- A large pale-coloured antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) native to the Sahara Desert, having long, spirally twisted horns and broad hooves adapted for walking on sand. Related: antelope, white antelope, screwhorn antelope.
- BEAR /bɛər/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a bear is a large, heavy mammal with thick fur and a short tail, of the family Ursidae. As a verb, to bear means to carry, support, or endure something. Related: endure, tolerate, withstand, carry.
- BUFFALO /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/ · noun
- A large wild ox, especially an African or Asian buffalo (genus Bubalus/Syncerus), or, loosely, the American bison of North America. Related: ox, bison, bovine.
- APE /eɪp/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, an ape is a large primate without a tail — such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, or gibbon — or, informally, any uncouth person who imitates others. As a verb, to ape is to imitate or mimic someone's behaviour, often clumsily or unthinkingly. Related: mimic, copycat, imitate, primate.
- CAT /kæt/ · noun (also verb, chiefly North American informal)
- A small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws, kept as a pet or for catching rodents. It also refers to any of various related wild animals, such as lions and tigers. Related: feline, tomcat, kitty, moggy.
- BAT /bæt/ · noun, verb
- A bat is chiefly a nocturnal flying mammal with membranous wings, or a stout club used to strike a ball in sports such as cricket and baseball. Related: club, racket, stick, paddle.
- BULL /bʊl/ · noun, verb
- An adult male of cattle or related animals such as the elephant, whale, and seal. As a verb, to bull means to push or shove forcefully. Related: steer, ox, boar.
- BISON /ˈbaɪsən/ · noun
- A large wild bovine mammal with a massive head, shoulder hump, and shaggy coat; specifically the American bison of North America or the closely related European bison (wisent). Related: buffalo, wisent.
- PIG /pɪɡ/ · noun & verb
- A domesticated hoofed mammal raised for meat, with a broad snout, short legs, and a curled tail. The word can also denote pork, a person regarded as greedy or unclean, a police informant, or the action of eating greedily or informing on someone. Related: swine, hog, porker, boar.
- RAT /ræt/ · noun; verb
- A rat is a long-tailed rodent, especially the brown rat or black rat, commonly found in homes, sewers, and other urban environments. As a verb, 'rat' informally means to inform on someone, especially to the police. Related: rodent, vermin, informant, informer.
- YAK /jæk/ · noun, verb
- A large, long-haired bovine adapted to high-altitude regions of Central Asia and the Himalayas, especially the Tibetan Plateau. As a verb, it means to talk or chatter persistently, usually in an informal or dismissive sense. Related: Tibetan ox, Himalayan ox, chatter, babble.
- FOX /fɒks/ · noun
- A fox is a wild, dog-like carnivorous mammal with a pointed muzzle, bushy tail, and typically reddish-brown fur; it is also used figuratively to mean a cunning or sly person.
- BILBY /ˈbɪlbi/ · noun
- A bilby is a small, nocturnal, burrowing marsupial native to Australia, having long ears, a pointed snout, and a long tail; the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the only surviving species and is a threatened animal. Related: bandicoot, marsupial.
- GOAT /ɡəʊt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a goat is a horned, domesticated ruminant mammal with a short coat, beard, and cloven hooves. By extension, the word can refer to a person who is blamed for others' faults, or informally to someone regarded as contemptible or incompetent. Related: caprine, kid, scapegoat, patsy.
- GNU /nuː/ · noun
- A large, gregarious antelope native to eastern and southern Africa. The gnu includes the blue and black wildebeest and is characterized by curved horns, a sloping back, and a long, bearded face. Related: wildebeest.
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