Pachycephalosaurus Word Search
Pachycephalosaurus, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: SKULL, DOME, HEAD, BRAIN, TEETH, MANDIBLE, HUMERUS, FEMUR, TIBIA, CRETACEOUS, MONTANA, WYOMING.
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Pachycephalosaurus word list, defined
- SKULL /skʌl/ · noun
- The bony structure forming the upper part of the head, containing the brain, or a human skull, especially when used as a container for the head of a person who has been hanged. Related: cranium, head, bone, skeleton.
- DOME /doʊm/ · noun
- A rounded roof or ceiling with a roughly hemispherical shape, especially one crowning a building or room; by extension, any object or structure shaped like such a vault. Related: vault, cupola, rotunda, arch.
- 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.
- BRAIN /breɪn/ · noun (also verb)
- The organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. Informally, it also refers to a person's intellectual capacity or a very intelligent person. Related: mind, intellect, cerebrum, grey matter.
- TEETH /tiːθ/ · noun
- The hard, calcified structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing food. The teeth are composed of enamel, dentin, and cementum. Related: fangs, ivories, molars, incisors.
- 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.
- HUMERUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/ · noun
- The long bone of the upper arm, extending from the shoulder to the elbow. A humorous or comical bone, often used in a humorous or ironic way. Related: long bone, upper arm bone, comical, humorous.
- FEMUR /ˈfiːmər/ · noun
- The femur is the bone of the thigh, extending from the hip to the knee; it is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body. In entomology, it also denotes the third segment of an insect's leg. Related: thigh bone.
- TIBIA /tɪˈbiːə/ · noun
- The inner and thicker of the two bones of the lower leg, extending from the knee to the ankle. The tibia is the weight-bearing bone in the lower leg. Related: fibula, shin, leg bone, tibial bone.
- CRETACEOUS /krɪˈteɪʃəs/ · adjective
- Relating to or consisting of chalk; in geology, belonging to the Cretaceous Period, the final period of the Mesozoic Era (roughly 145 to 66 million years ago), noted for its chalk deposits and for ending with the mass extinction that eliminated the non-avian dinosaurs. Related: chalky, chalk-like, whitish.
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