Rainforest Animals Word Search
Free Rainforest Animals 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: TOUCAN, JAGUAR, SLOTH, OCELOT, TAPIR, MACAW, ANACONDA, CAPYBARA, HARPYEAGLE, POISONFROG, CANOPY, UNDERSTORY.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Rainforest Animals word list, defined
- TOUCAN /ˈtjuːkən/ · noun
- A toucan is a large tropical American bird in the toucan family, characterized by a long, often brightly colored bill and conspicuous plumage. The term is also used more broadly for the family, including the smaller birds commonly called toucanets.
- JAGUAR /ˈdʒæɡ.wɑːr/ · noun
- A large, heavy-bodied wild cat native to the Americas, typically golden-orange with black spots or rosettes and a powerful bite. The name is also used in the registered name Jaguar for a long-running British automobile marque. Related: big cat, Panthera onca, spotted cat, felid.
- SLOTH /slɒθ/ (British); /sloʊθ/ (American) · noun and verb
- As a noun, sloth means habitual laziness or lack of activity, and it also names any of several extremely slow-moving mammals. As a verb, it means to act or move sluggishly. Related: idleness, lethargy, apathy, sluggishness.
- OCELOT /ˈɒsəlɒt/ (British); /ˈɑːsəlɑːt/ (American) · noun
- An ocelot is a medium-sized, largely nocturnal wild cat of the species Leopardus pardalis, native to the Americas and distinguished by its elongated spots, striped face, and long tail. The word can also refer to the animal's patterned fur. Related: Leopardus pardalis.
- TAPIR /ˈteɪpər/ · noun
- A large herbivorous ungulate with a flexible, trunk-like snout, native to tropical regions of the Americas and Southeast Asia.
- MACAW /məˈkɔː/ (also /məˈkɑː/ in American English) · noun
- A macaw is a large, brightly coloured parrot native to tropical regions of the Americas, with a long tail and a powerful, curved beak. The word can also refer to macaws collectively or, occasionally, to a vivid red-and-blue colour associated with the birds. Related: parrot.
- ANACONDA /ˌænəˈkɒndə/ · noun
- A large, semi-aquatic boa constrictor native to tropical South America, especially the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), which is among the heaviest snakes in the world; it kills its prey by constriction. Related: boa, python, serpent, constrictor.
- CAPYBARA /ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/ · noun
- A large, semi-aquatic South American rodent (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the largest living rodent in the world, typically found near water in grasslands and forests. It is a social animal known for living in groups and its calm temperament. Related: water hog, carpincho, water pig.
- CANOPY /ˈkænəpi/ · noun
- An overhead cover or roof-like structure, especially one of fabric stretched over a bed, throne, or doorway, or the uppermost layer of branches and leaves in a forest. Related: awning, covering, shade, marquee.
- UNDERSTORY /ˈʌndərˌstɔːri/ · noun
- The layer of vegetation that grows beneath the canopy of a forest, including shrubs, young trees, ferns, herbs, and other low-growing plants. The term can also refer more broadly to the forest's lower vegetation layer. Related: undergrowth, underbrush, underwood, brush.
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