Platypus Word Search
A free Platypus word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: PLATYPUS, BILL, TAIL, SPUR, VENOM, WEBBED, COAT, SNOUT, FEET, RIVER, STREAM, POND.
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Platypus word list, defined
- PLATYPUS /plætɪpəs/ · noun
- A duck-billed, egg-laying mammal native to eastern Australia, characterized by a bill, a tail, and webbed feet. It is one of the few venomous mammals. Related: duck-billed mammal, egg-laying mammal, venomous mammal, Australian mammal.
- BILL /bɪl/ · noun
- A printed or written statement of charges for goods or services delivered; also the hard projecting mouthpart of a bird, a draft of proposed legislation, or a printed notice such as an advertisement. Related: invoice, statement, check, tab.
- 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.
- SPUR /spɜːr/ · noun, verb
- A sharp point or projection, especially one at the end of a bone or a piece of metal. To encourage or prompt someone to take action. Related: goad, prompt, urge, encourage.
- VENOM /ˈviːnəm/ · noun, verb
- A poisonous substance produced by animals, especially snakes, and injected into the body of a victim by a bite or sting. To speak or write in a bitter or malicious manner. Related: poison, toxin, venomous, deadly.
- WEBBED /ˈwɛbd/ · adjective
- Having or resembling webbed feet or fingers; having a web or membrane connecting the fingers or toes. Related: fleshy, membranous, fleshy-footed, web-footed.
- COAT /kəʊt/ (British), /koʊt/ (US) · noun, verb
- A coat is a garment worn on the upper body, typically sleeved and fastening down the front, or the fur or wool covering of an animal. As a verb, it means to cover something with a thin layer of a substance. Related: jacket, overcoat, cloak, wrapper.
- 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.
- FEET /fiːt/ · noun
- Feet is the plural of "foot": the lower extremities of the leg in humans and animals, on which a person or animal stands and walks. It is also the plural of the unit of linear measurement equal to twelve inches. Related: tootsies, hooves.
- 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.
- STREAM /strim/ · noun, verb
- A natural flow of water, or a flow of data or video. To flow or move smoothly and continuously. Related: flow, current, river, brook.
- POND /pɒnd/ · noun
- A small body of standing water, usually fresh, either natural or artificial, often surrounded by vegetation and providing a habitat for plants and animals. A small pool of water, especially one that is artificial or man-made. Related: lake, pool, watering hole, marsh.
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