Fish Word Search
This Fish 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: SWIMBLADDER, GILLS, SCALES, FINS, CAUDAL, PECTORAL, PELVIC, DORSAL, ANAL, LATERALLINE, SPAWN, SCHOOL.
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Fish word list, defined
- 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.
- SCALES /skeɪlz/ · plural noun
- The plural form of scale, used for weighing devices, the hard overlapping coverings of fish and some other animals, and systems of degree, size, or value. Related: balances.
- 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.
- CAUDAL /ˈkɔːdəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or situated at the tail or posterior end of an animal's body; in anatomy and embryology, toward the lower or hind end of the body relative to a reference point. Related: posterior, tail-end, rear, hindmost.
- PECTORAL /ˈpɛktərəl/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to the chest or breast. As a noun, a pectoral is a fin or muscle associated with the front of the body of a fish or other animal. Related: chest, breast, thoracic, frontally.
- PELVIC /ˈpɛlkɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to or situated in the pelvis, the bowl-shaped structure of the skeleton that supports the lower trunk and connects the spine to the legs. Related: pelvian, pelvical.
- DORSAL /ˈdɔːr.səl/ · adjective
- Relating to the back, or to the upper surface of an animal's body. In anatomy and zoology it specifically designates structures on or toward the back side of an organism. Related: posterior, rear, back.
- ANAL /ˈeɪnəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or involving the anus; in informal psychology-derived usage, excessively meticulous, rigid, or controlling about small details. Related: anorectal, rectal, perfectionistic, fastidious.
- SPAWN /spɔːn/ · verb and noun
- As a verb, spawn means to produce offspring or to bring into existence, especially by generating multiple entities such as processes, threads, or game characters. As a noun, it means offspring or newly created entities. Related: produce, generate, create, breed.
- SCHOOL /skuːl/ · noun, verb
- An educational institution where people are taught, especially children and adolescents; by extension, the teachers and pupils belonging to such an institution. The word can also refer to a group sharing a particular approach, a body of learners, or a group of fish. Related: academy, college, institution, education.
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