Frogs and Toads Word Search
Free Frogs and Toads word search. We picked 12 themed words — the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: AMPHIBIAN, ANURAN, HOPPING, WEBBED, CROAKING, TADPOLE, METAMORPH, LILYFROG, BULLFROG, WARTS, MOTTLE, MARSH.
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Frogs and Toads word list, defined
- AMPHIBIAN /æmˈfɪbiən/ · noun
- A cold-blooded vertebrate animal, such as a frog, toad, salamander, or newt, that typically has an aquatic larval stage with gills and an adult terrestrial or semi-aquatic stage with lungs. The word also denotes a vehicle or aircraft designed to operate on both land and water. Related: frog, toad, salamander, newt.
- ANURAN /əˈnjʊərən/ · noun & adjective
- A frog or toad — any member of the amphibian order Anura, characterized by the absence of a tail in the adult. As an adjective, relating to or characteristic of frogs and toads. Related: frog, toad, batrachian, salientian.
- HOPPING /ˈhɒpɪŋ/ (British); /ˈhɑːpɪŋ/ (US) · verb and adjective
- As a verb, hopping means moving with short, light jumps or bouncing on one foot; it also means proceeding with energetic or lively movement. As an adjective, it describes something that is lively and busy or that moves by making short jumps. Related: skipping, bouncing, leaping, jumping.
- WEBBED /wɛbd/ · adjective
- Having a thin membrane of skin, called webbing, between the fingers or toes. Related: web-footed, web-toed, palmate.
- CROAKING /ˈkroʊkɪŋ/ · noun (also verb, present participle)
- The deep, harsh, guttural sound made by a frog or raven; also the act of producing such a sound, or (informally) the act of dying. Related: croak, ribbiting, cawing, rasping.
- TADPOLE /ˈtædˌpoʊl/ · noun
- The aquatic larva of a frog, hatched from an egg and typically possessing a tail and gills. As it develops, its body changes and it eventually becomes a young frog. Related: polliwog, pollywog, frog larva.
- BULLFROG /ˈbʊlfrɒɡ/ (UK), /ˈbʊlfrɔːɡ/ (US) · noun
- A large, deep-voiced frog, especially the North American species Lithobates catesbeianus (formerly Rana catesbeiana), the largest frog native to that continent. The name refers to its low, resonant call, which resembles the bellowing of a bull. Related: frog, toad, amphibian.
- WARTS /wɔːrts/ · noun
- Warts are small, hard, usually harmless growths on the skin, especially on the hands and fingers. Figuratively, warts are minor flaws, defects, or unwelcome features in a person, object, or plan. Related: blemishes, lumps, bumps, flaws.
- MOTTLE /ˈmɒtəl/ (British); /ˈmɑːtəl/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a mottle is an irregular patch or marking of a different colour, especially on the skin or on a patterned surface. As a verb, to mottle means to become covered with such patches or markings. Related: blotch, patch, spot, fleck.
- MARSH /mɑːʃ/ · noun
- An area of low-lying land that is seasonally or permanently covered with water and typically contains marsh vegetation. The word can also refer more broadly to wetland or an area of wet, soft ground. Related: wetland, swamp, fen, bog.
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