Sea Anemone Word Search
This Sea Anemone 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: TENTACLE, COLUMN, MESENTERY, ACONTIA, CNIDOCYTE, REEF, TIDEPOOL, SEAFLOOR, BENTHIC, CORAL, PLANKTON, SHRIMP.
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Sea Anemone word list, defined
- TENTACLE /tɛnˈteɪkəl/ · noun
- A long, slender, flexible part of an animal's body, especially a sea creature, used for grasping or feeling. Related: appendage, limb, appendage, protrusion.
- COLUMN /ˈkɒləm/ (British & US; also /ˈkɑːləm/ in American English) · noun
- A tall, upright cylindrical structure, typically of stone, that supports a building or serves as a monument; also, a vertical division of text or data on a page or screen. Related: pillar, post, shaft, monolith.
- MESENTERY /mɛsˈɛntəri/ · noun
- A fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to the back of the abdominal wall, and contains blood vessels and nerves. Related: omentum, mesenteric fold, intestinal fold, mesenteric membrane.
- REEF /riːf/ · noun
- A ridge of rocks or coral near the surface of the sea, or a similar underwater feature. A coral reef is a large underwater structure composed of coral, a living organism. Related: barrier, coral, reef, rocky outcropping.
- SEAFLOOR /ˈsiːflɔːr/ · noun
- The bottom of the ocean, including the land beneath the sea and the sediment that covers it. Related: ocean floor, sea bed, deep, abyss.
- BENTHIC /ˈbɛnθɪk/ · adjective
- Of, relating to, or occurring in the benthos — the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. Related: deep-sea, seafloor, bottom-dwelling, abyssal.
- CORAL /ˈkɒr.əl/ (UK), /ˈkɔːr.əl/ (US) · noun
- A hard, stony substance formed by colonies of marine polyps of the phylum Cnidaria, whose accumulated calcium carbonate skeletons build coral reefs; also, a pinkish-red or orange-red colour named after this material. Related: reef, polyp, pink, rose.
- PLANKTON /plæŋktɒn/ · noun
- Small, usually microscopic, plants or animals that live in water, especially in the sea. Plankton are an important food source for many larger animals. Related: microorganisms, phytoplankton, zooplankton, algae.
- SHRIMP /ʃrɪmp/ · noun
- A small, typically pink or brown, edible crustacean with a long tail and claws, often served as food. Related: prawn, crab, lobster, crayfish.
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