Dung Beetle Word Search
This Dung Beetle word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: HEAD, THORAX, ABDOMEN, ELYTRA, PRONOTUM, ANTENNAE, MANDIBLE, DUNG, MANURE, SOIL, FOREST, FECES.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Dung Beetle word list, defined
- HEAD /hɛd/ · noun, verb
- The upper part of the human body, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. To be in charge or control of something. Related: brain, mind, skull, chief.
- THORAX /θɒræks/ · noun
- The thorax is the middle segment of an insect's body, typically bearing the wings and legs. It is the part of the body between the head and the abdomen. Related: body, torso, chest, midsection.
- ABDOMEN /ˈæbdəmən/ · noun
- The part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. In insects and other arthropods, the posterior section of the body. Related: belly, tummy, stomach, gut.
- ELYTRA /ˈɛlɪtrə/ · noun
- The plural of elytron: the thickened, hardened forewings of beetles and some other insects that form protective cases over the delicate hindwings and abdomen. Related: wing cases, forewings.
- PRONOTUM /prɒnˈoʊtəm/ · noun
- The dorsal surface of the thorax in insects, between the pronotum and the mesonotum. It is a part of the insect's exoskeleton. Related: dorsum, thorax, exoskeleton, cuticle.
- ANTENNAE /ænˈtɛniː/ · noun (plural)
- The paired, jointed sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods, used for feeling, smelling, and sensing the environment. 'Antennae' is the standard plural form of the noun 'antenna'. Related: feelers, antennas, sensory organs.
- MANDIBLE /ˈmændɪbəl/ · noun
- The lower jawbone of a vertebrate, or the lower jawbone of an animal, typically consisting of a horizontal bone that articulates with the skull and bears the teeth. In anatomy, the mandible is a key structure in the skull. Related: lower jaw, jawbone, maxilla, skull.
- DUNG /dʌŋ/ · noun
- The excrement of animals, especially of livestock such as cattle and horses; also used as a verb meaning to fertilize land with manure. Related: manure, excrement, feces, droppings.
- MANURE /ˈmæn.jʊər/ · noun
- The excrement of animals, especially horses, used as fertilizer. Related: dung, excrement, fertilizer, guano.
- SOIL /soʊl/ · noun
- The upper layer of the earth's surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles, organic matter, gases, liquids, and countless organisms, that supports life on Earth. Related: earth, ground, land, dirt.
- FOREST /ˈfɒrɪst/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪst/ (US) · noun
- A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth, especially one thick enough to form an ecosystem of its own; also, historically in Britain, land reserved for royal hunting. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, grove.
- FECES /ˈfiːsiːz/ · noun
- Waste matter discharged from the bowels; excrement. The term is the standard formal and scientific word for solid bodily waste. Related: excrement, stool, droppings, dung.
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