Animals Word Search
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Sample words: OCTOPUS, DOLPHIN, SHARK, WHALE, SEAHORSE, JELLYFISH, CRAB, LOBSTER, BARN, PASTURE, ROOSTER, LAMB, HARPYEAGLE, POISONFROG, CANOPY, UNDERSTORY.
Animals word list, defined
- OCTOPUS /ˈɑːktəpəs/ (US); /ˈɒktəpəs/ (British) · noun (also verb)
- A soft-bodied marine mollusc of the cephalopod group, having eight muscular arms lined with suckers and a beak. By extension, it refers to a person able to manage numerous tasks or responsibilities simultaneously. Related: cephalopod, octopod, mollusc.
- DOLPHIN /ˈdɒlfɪn/ (British); /ˈdɑːlfɪn/ (US) · noun
- A highly intelligent marine mammal of the family Delphinidae, having a streamlined body, a beaklike snout, and a dorsal fin, known for its playful behaviour and social nature. The word can also refer to certain large food fish (the mahi-mahi, or dolphinfish) unrelated to the mammal. Related: porpoise.
- SHARK /ʃɑːrk/ (US); /ʃɑːk/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A shark is a large, usually predatory marine fish with a streamlined body, prominent dorsal fin, and generally rough skin. As a verb, “shark” means to cheat, swindle, or deal unfairly with someone.
- WHALE /weɪl/ · noun, verb
- A whale is a large marine mammal belonging to the cetacean group, including species such as the blue, humpback, sperm, and killer whales. As a verb, whale means to strike or beat someone or something forcefully, especially in informal North American usage. Related: cetacean, leviathan, sea giant.
- SEAHORSE /ˈsiː.hɔː(r)s/ · noun
- A marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, characterized by a horse-like head, tubular snout, upright body, and curled, prehensile tail. The word can also denote a former gold coin of the Straits Settlements bearing a seahorse design. Related: hippocampus, sea pony.
- JELLYFISH /ˈdʒɛli fɪʃ/ · noun
- A chiefly marine, gelatinous animal with a bell-shaped or umbrella-shaped body and trailing tentacles, belonging to the cnidarians. By extension, the term can informally refer to a weak or cowardly person. Related: medusa, sea jelly, moon jelly.
- CRAB /kræb/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, crab is a crustacean with a broad shell, ten legs, and a pair of prominent claws, or the meat of this animal. It can also informally mean a person who is persistently complainful or difficult to please. As a verb, crab means to move sideways, to complain persistently, or to annoy or irritate someone. Related: crustacean, decapod, complain, grumble.
- LOBSTER /ˈlɒbstə(r)/ · noun and informal verb
- A large marine crustacean with a hard, segmented exoskeleton, long antennae, and, in true lobsters, two large front claws. The meat of this animal is also called lobster. Related: langoustine, crayfish, clawfish.
- BARN /bɑːrn/ · noun
- A large farm building used for storing grain, hay, straw, or housing livestock; in British usage it typically refers to a building for storing grain or hay. Related: outbuilding, byre, granary, stable.
- PASTURE /ˈpɑːstʃər/ (US); /ˈpɑːstʃə/ (UK) · noun and verb
- As a noun, pasture means land where livestock graze, or the grass used as food for grazing animals. As a verb, it means to put livestock on land to graze, or to graze on such land. Related: pastureland, grazing land, meadow, grassland.
- ROOSTER /ˈruːstər/ · noun
- An adult male chicken, distinguished by the prominent comb and wattles, developed wattles, spurs, and characteristic crowing. Related: cock.
- LAMB /læm/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, lamb means a young sheep or the meat of a sheep, especially a young sheep. It can also refer figuratively to a meek, innocent, or vulnerable person; as a verb, it means to give birth to lambs. Related: kid, mutton, innocent, meek one.
- CANOPY /ˈkænəpi/ · noun
- An overhead cover or roof-like structure, especially one of fabric stretched over a bed, throne, or doorway, or the uppermost layer of branches and leaves in a forest. Related: awning, covering, shade, marquee.
- UNDERSTORY /ˈʌndərˌstɔːri/ · noun
- The layer of vegetation that grows beneath the canopy of a forest, including shrubs, young trees, ferns, herbs, and other low-growing plants. The term can also refer more broadly to the forest's lower vegetation layer. Related: undergrowth, underbrush, underwood, brush.
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