Sloths and Anteaters Word Search
A free Sloths and Anteaters 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: SLOTH, ANTEATER, CLAW, TONGUE, INSECT, TERMITE, TREE, CANOPY, MAMMAL, SNOUT, DIET, NOCTURNAL.
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Sloths and Anteaters word list, defined
- 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.
- ANTEATER /ˈæntiːtər/ · noun
- A mammal that feeds primarily on ants and termites, especially the giant anteater of Central and South America, characterized by a long snout, sticky tongue, and powerful claws for tearing open insect nests. Related: ant bear, tamandua, numbat.
- CLAW /klɔː/ · noun, verb
- A claw is a curved, pointed nail on the toe of an animal such as a cat, bird, or crab, used for gripping, climbing, or tearing. As a verb, it means to scratch or tear at something with claws or fingernails. Related: talon, nail, unguis, pincer.
- TONGUE /tʌŋ/ · noun
- The muscular organ in the mouth, used in tasting, chewing, and speech. By extension, a tongue can mean a person's language or speech, or a projecting part of an object such as a shoe or musical instrument. Related: language, speech, dialect, vernacular.
- INSECT /ˈɪnsɛkt/ · noun
- A small arthropod with a segmented body, six legs, and usually two pairs of wings. Insects belong to the class Insecta and include ants, bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, and grasshoppers. Related: bug, hexapod.
- TERMITE /ˈtɜːrmaɪt/ · noun
- A termite is a social insect that typically has a pale, soft body, lives in colonies, and feeds on cellulose-rich material such as wood and soil. Although often called white ants, termites are not true ants. Related: white ant.
- TREE /triː/ · noun, verb
- A tree is a tall, woody perennial plant with a trunk and branches. By extension, the word refers to branching structures, family lineages, and hierarchical arrangements in computing and other technical fields. Related: plant, sapling, arbor, shrub.
- 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.
- MAMMAL /ˈmæməl/ · noun
- A warm-blooded vertebrate that possesses mammary glands and typically gives birth to live young or nourishes its young with milk. Mammals include animals such as whales, bats, elephants, and humans. Related: mammalian animal.
- SNOUT /snaʊt/ · noun
- The forward-projecting muzzle of an animal, especially one with a prominent nose, such as a pig or dog. By extension, the word can refer disparagingly to a person's nose or face and, in British informal use, to a police informer. Related: muzzle, nose, proboscis, nostrils.
- DIET /ˈdaɪət/ · noun
- The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats; also a restricted regimen of food chosen to control weight or improve health. Related: regimen, nourishment, nutrition, food intake.
- NOCTURNAL /nɒkˈtɜːnl/ (British); /noʊˈtɜːrnl/ (US) · adjective
- Occurring, happening, or being active during the night rather than during the daytime. In zoology, it describes animals that are most active at night. Related: nighttime, nightly, late-night, night-time.
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