Rodents Word Search
Play a Rodents 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: SQUIRREL, PORCUPINE, BEAVER, CHIPMUNK, HAMSTER, GERBIL, VOLE, MUSKRAT, LEMMING, CAPYBARA, GROUNDHOG, GOPHER.
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Rodents word list, defined
- SQUIRREL /ˈskwɜːrəl/ · noun
- A small, usually tree-dwelling rodent with a long bushy tail, prominent front teeth, and a highly adaptable nature. The word can also informally refer to an eccentric or seemingly irrational person.
- PORCUPINE /ˈpɔːrkəpɪn/ · noun
- A large rodent covered with sharp, stiff quills that are raised as a defense when threatened. Porcupines occur in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, though the American species are very different from their Old World relatives.
- BEAVER /ˈbiːvər/ · noun
- A large, semi-aquatic rodent with a broad flat tail, webbed hind feet, and dense brown fur, known for building dams and lodges in rivers and streams. The word also refers to its valuable fur or pelt. Related: rodent, dam-builder, castor, pelt.
- CHIPMUNK /ˈtʃɪp.mʌŋk/ · noun
- A small, striped rodent of North America belonging to the squirrel family (Sciuridae) and especially the genus Tamias, having a bushy tail and expandable cheek pouches used for carrying food. Related: ground squirrel.
- HAMSTER /ˈhæmstər/ · noun
- A small, usually nocturnal rodent with a stout body, short tail, and expandable cheek pouches. Informally, a person who compulsively collects or hoards things.
- GERBIL /ˈdʒɜːrbɪl/ · noun
- A gerbil is a small, long-tailed desert rodent of the subfamily Gerbillinae, several species of which are commonly kept as pets. Gerbils are agile, generally nocturnal animals with soft fur and powerful hind legs.
- VOLE US /voʊl/; British /vəʊl/ · noun
- A vole is any of various small-to-medium, mostly burrowing rodents in the subfamily Arvicolinae, characterized generally by a compact body, blunt nose, small ears, and relatively short tail. Some species, notably the water vole, are considerably larger than a house mouse. Related: field mouse, meadow mouse.
- MUSKRAT /ˈmʌskræt/ · noun
- A large semiaquatic rodent with a long, laterally flattened tail, webbed feet, and dense brown fur, found in marshes, lakes, streams, and wetlands of North America. The muskrat is valued for its fur and is also eaten in some regions. Related: musquash, water rat, muskrat.
- LEMMING /ˈlɛmɪŋ/ · noun
- A small, short-legged rodent of Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, noted for periodic mass migrations. By extension, a person who follows a group or leader unquestioningly, especially toward danger or ruin.
- 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.
- GROUNDHOG /ˈɡraʊndhɒɡ/ · noun
- A stocky, burrowing rodent belonging to the marmot family, also called a woodchuck. It is native to North America and is especially associated with the tradition of predicting the weather on Groundhog Day. Related: woodchuck.
- GOPHER /ˈɡoʊfər/ (US); /ˈɡəʊfə/ (UK) · noun
- A small burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, especially the pocket gopher, native to North America and equipped with powerful incisors and external cheek pouches. Informally, a gopher may also mean a person who runs errands or performs miscellaneous jobs, especially in an office.
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