Hippopotamus Word Search
Play a Hippopotamus word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: SNOUT, MOUTH, TUSKS, LEGS, TAIL, SKIN, EYES, EARS, BELLY, JAWS, RIVER, LAKE.
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Hippopotamus word list, defined
- SNOUT /snaut/ · noun
- The nose or snout of an animal, especially a pig. A projecting part of something, such as a nose or a beak. Related: nose, snout, beak, proboscis.
- MOUTH /mɔʊθ/ · noun, verb
- The opening through which food passes into the body and out of which speech and saliva are emitted. To utter or express something, typically in a loud voice. Related: lip, oral cavity, gape, utter.
- TUSKS /tʌskz/ · noun
- Long, pointed teeth in the upper jaw of certain mammals, such as elephants and walruses. A hard, pointed projection, especially one on the upper jaw of an animal. Related: teeth, fangs, canines, ivories.
- LEGS /lɛɡz/ · noun
- The lower limbs of a human or animal, extending from the hip to the ankle. A support or base for something, especially a table or stand. Related: limbs, lower limbs, stumps, shanks.
- 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.
- SKIN /skɪn/ · noun, verb
- The outer covering of an animal or person, or the surface of something. To remove the skin of something, typically by cutting or peeling. Related: hide, epidermis, dermis, peel.
- EYES /aɪz/ · noun
- The plural of "eye": the paired organs of sight in humans and animals, or the individual organs regarded collectively. It is also used figuratively to mean a person's attention, judgment, or way of seeing something. Related: sight, vision, gaze, view.
- EARS /ɪərz/ (British), /ɪrz/ (US) · noun
- Ears is the plural of 'ear', referring either to the organ of hearing on each side of the head, or to the seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat, barley, or corn. Related: auricles, organs of hearing, spikes, heads.
- BELLY /ˈbɛli/ · noun (also verb)
- The front part of the human body below the chest, containing the stomach and intestines; the abdomen. It also denotes the bulging middle or interior cavity of an object such as a ship, plane, or bottle. Related: abdomen, tummy, stomach, gut.
- JAWS /dɔːz/ · noun
- The jaws are the mouthparts of a vertebrate used for biting and chewing. They are the upper and lower parts of the mouth that are used to grasp and tear food. Related: mouth, chewer, gnasher, maw.
- 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.
- LAKE /leɪk/ · noun
- A body of fresh or saltwater surrounded by land, typically smaller than an ocean or sea. A lake may be a natural depression or a man-made reservoir. Related: pond, reservoir, waterbody, waterhole.
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