Snail Word Search
Snail, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: SHELL, SLIME, FOOT, TENTACLE, RADULA, MANTLE, OPERCULUM, SLUG, GASTROPOD, MOLLUSK, GARDEN, FOREST.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Snail word list, defined
- SHELL /ʃel/ · noun, verb
- The outer covering of a tree seed, typically hard and woody. To remove the outer covering of something, especially a nut or a seed. Related: husk, peel, covering, exoskeleton.
- SLIME /ˈslaɪm/ · noun, verb
- A substance consisting of a mixture of water and a polymer, typically used in children's play or as a cosmetic. To cover or smear something with a sticky, wet substance. Related: mucus, gunk, tar, mire.
- FOOT /fʊt/ · noun, verb
- The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks; also a unit of length equal to twelve inches (0.3048 metres). Related: hoof, paw.
- 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.
- MANTLE /ˈmæntəl/ · noun
- The outer layer of the Earth, extending from the crust to a depth of about 2,900 kilometers. A cloak or covering, especially one worn by a monarch or other high-ranking person. Related: cloak, covering, garb, vestment.
- OPERCULUM /ɒpərˈkjʊləm/ · noun
- A small, usually hinged or movable lid or flap, especially one that covers the opening of a shell or a part of an animal's body. Related: lid, flap, cover, hatch.
- SLUG /slʌɡ/ · noun
- A small, slimy, usually nocturnal gastropod mollusk, typically having a long, narrow body and a flat foot. A slug is often the larval stage of a snail. Related: snail, gastropod, mollusk, slug.
- GASTROPOD /ˈɡæstrəpɒd/ · noun
- A mollusk with a soft unsegmented body, typically having a shell and a radula, such as a snail or slug. Related: mollusk, snail, slug, limpet.
- MOLLUSK /mɒˈlʌsk/ · noun
- A soft-bodied invertebrate animal, typically living in water, having a mantle, a set of gills, and often a shell. Related: invertebrate, cephalopod, echinoderm, annelid.
- GARDEN /ˈɡɑːrdn/ · noun
- An area of ground surrounding a building, typically planted with flowers, shrubs, and trees, and maintained for pleasure, beauty, or for the production of fruits, vegetables, or herbs. Related: yard, park, orchard, plot.
- FOREST /ˈfɒrɪst/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪst/ (US) · noun
- A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth, especially one thick enough to form an ecosystem of its own; also, historically in Britain, land reserved for royal hunting. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, grove.
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