Eel Word Search
This Eel 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, TAIL, FINS, SCALES, GILLS, RIVER, OCEAN, ESTUARY, WETLAND, SHALLOW, CRUSTACEAN, WORMS.
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Eel 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.
- TAIL /tɛɪl/ · noun, verb
- The back part of an animal's body, typically extending from the hips to the end of the spine. To follow or come after something. Related: rear, hindquarters, aft, end.
- FINS /fɪnz/ · noun
- Plural of fin: the flat or wing-like appendages that fish, whales, and other aquatic animals use for steering, balance, and propulsion; also, similar projecting parts on aircraft, submarines, surfboards, cars, and other devices used for stability, control, or heat dissipation. Related: flippers, paddles, appendages, blades.
- SCALES /skɛɪlz/ · noun, verb
- A series of musical notes or a device for measuring weight or thickness. To change or adjust something, especially a musical instrument, to a different pitch or key. Related: series, sequence, range, octave.
- GILLS /ˈɡɪlz/ · noun
- A gill is a respiratory organ used for breathing in fish, amphibians, and some invertebrates. It is typically a pair of feathery or filamentous structures that extract oxygen from the water. Related: branchiae, respiratory organs, gill slits, branchial respiration.
- RIVER /ˈraɪər/ · noun
- A natural flowing body of water, often longer than a stream and smaller than a lake, typically with a bed and banks. Related: stream, brook, creek, watercourse.
- OCEAN /oʊˈshiːən/ · noun
- A vast body of saltwater that covers a significant portion of the Earth's surface, often connected to the sea and forming part of the global ocean system. It is the largest of the Earth's five oceans, covering over 70% of the planet's surface. Related: sea, lake, bay, gulf.
- ESTUARY /ˈɛstʃuəri/ (British), /ˈɛstʃuːˌɛri/ (US) · noun
- The tidal mouth of a large river where the tide meets the stream and the water is partly salt and partly fresh; a broad, often funnel-shaped arm of the sea at a river's lower course. Related: inlet, firth, sound, bay.
- WETLAND /wɛtlænd/ · noun
- A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally, such as a marsh, swamp, or bog. Wetlands are characterized by their unique plant and animal communities that are adapted to living in saturated conditions. Related: marsh, swamp, bog, fen.
- SHALLOW /ʃæloʊ/ · adjective
- Having a small or insignificant amount of something; not deep or profound. Lacking depth or insight. Related: superficial, skin-deep, frivolous, trivial.
- CRUSTACEAN /krʌˈsteɪʃən/ · noun
- A crustacean is an arthropod of the class Crustacea, a large group of mostly aquatic animals with segmented bodies, hard exoskeletons, and paired jointed limbs, including crabs, lobsters, shrimps, crayfish, barnacles, and woodlice. Related: shellfish, arthropod, decapod, invertebrate.
- WORMS /wɜːrms/ · noun
- Small, often burrowing invertebrate animals, typically having a long, slender body and no limbs. Insects, such as caterpillars, are sometimes referred to as worms. Related: insects, creatures, invertebrates, slugs.
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