South American Animals Word Search
A free South American Animals 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: JAGUAR, SLOTH, CAPYBARA, LLAMA, ALPACA, ANACONDA, TOUCAN, MACAW, TAPIR, ARMADILLO, PIRANHA, CONDOR.
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South American Animals word list, defined
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- 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.
- 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.
- LLAMA /ˈlɑːmə/ · noun
- A domesticated South American mammal of the camel family, characterized by a long neck, large ears, and thick woolly coat. By extension, a llama can refer informally to a political leader or spokesperson who is expected to promote a cause without drawing attention to themselves. Related: camelid, leader, spokesperson.
- ALPACA /ælˈpɑːkə/ · noun
- A domesticated South American mammal of the camel family, kept primarily for its soft, woolly fleece. Also, the fine, lightweight wool-like fabric made from its hair. Related: vicuña, guanaco, llama.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- TAPIR /ˈteɪpər/ · noun
- A large herbivorous ungulate with a flexible, trunk-like snout, native to tropical regions of the Americas and Southeast Asia.
- ARMADILLO /ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊ/ · noun
- A burrowing, nocturnal mammal of the family Dasypodidae, native to the Americas, whose body is covered with a protective armour of bony plates; also used figuratively for anything resembling this armour.
- PIRANHA /pɪˈrɑːnə/ · noun
- A piranha is any of various tropical freshwater fish of the characin family, many of which have sharp teeth and are opportunistic predators. The term is sometimes used figuratively for an aggressive or voracious person.
- CONDOR /ˈkɒndɔːr/ · noun
- A very large New World vulture of the genus Vultur or Gymnogyps, native to the Andes mountains and the western coastal regions of South America, or to California. The Andean condor is among the heaviest flying birds in the world. Related: vulture, buzzard.
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