Prehistoric Animals Word Search
This Prehistoric Animals 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: TREX, VELOCIRAPTOR, TRICERATOPS, BRACHIOSAURUS, STEGOSAURUS, PTERODACTYL, MAMMOTH, SABERTOOTH, DIPLODOCUS, ANKYLOSAURUS, PARASAUROLOPHUS, PTERANODON.
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Prehistoric Animals word list, defined
- VELOCIRAPTOR /vɪˈlɒsɪræptər/ · noun
- Velociraptor is a genus of small, feathered, bipedal theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now Asia during the Late Cretaceous. The name literally means “swift robber” in Latin. Related: raptor.
- TRICERATOPS /traɪˈsɛrətɒps/ (British); /traɪˈsɛrətɑps/ (US) · noun
- A large, herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous period, distinguished by a bony neck frill and three horns on its head. Triceratops lived in what is now North America and is among the most recognizable dinosaurs. Related: ceratopsian, horned dinosaur.
- BRACHIOSAURUS /ˌbrækiəˈsɔːrəs/ · noun
- A genus of large, long-necked, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period. Brachiosaurus had unusually long forelimbs, which were longer than its hind legs. Related: brachiosaur.
- STEGOSAURUS /ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːrəs/ · noun
- A large, herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic period, characterized by a row of large bony plates along its back and prominent spikes, or similar defensive structures, near its tail.
- PTERODACTYL /ˈtɛrədæktɪl/ · noun
- An extinct flying vertebrate belonging to the pterosaurs, especially the genus Pterodactylus. In everyday use, “pterodactyl” often refers broadly to any pterosaur. Related: pterosaur, flying reptile.
- MAMMOTH /ˈmæməθ/ · noun and adjective
- A mammoth is a large, extinct, elephant-like mammal with thick fur, a long trunk, and usually curved tusks. As an adjective, mammoth means extraordinarily large, extensive, or difficult. Related: giant, huge, enormous, vast.
- DIPLODOCUS /dɪˈplɒdəkəs/ · noun
- A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period, characterized by an extremely long neck and tail and a small head; it belongs to the group of sauropod dinosaurs. The name is also used more generally for any gigantic sauropod dinosaur. Related: sauropod, brontosaurus, brachiosaurus, dinosaur.
- ANKYLOSAURUS /ˌæŋkələˈsɔːrəs/ · noun
- Ankylosaurus is a genus of heavily armored, herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now western North America. Its body was covered with bony plates and spikes, and its tail ended in a large club.
- PTERANODON /təˈrænədɒn/ (British); /təˈrænədɑn/ (US) · noun
- An extinct genus of large, crest-headed pterosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Pteranodons had long toothless beaks and membrane-supported wings, and were flying reptiles rather than dinosaurs. Related: pterodactyl.
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