Stingray Word Search
Stingray, 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: DISC, TAIL, SPINE, FINS, MOUTH, GILLS, CARTILAGE, OCEAN, REEF, SANDY, TROPICAL, BENTHIC.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Stingray word list, defined
- DISC /dɪsk/ · noun
- A thin, flat, circular object or shape; also, a device for storing computer data (spelled "disk" in American English), or a gramophone record. Related: disk, plate, record, platter.
- TAIL /tɛɪl/ · noun, verb
- The back part of an animal's body, typically extending from the hips to the end of the spine. To follow or come after something. Related: rear, hindquarters, aft, end.
- SPINE /ˈspaɪn/ · noun
- The series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tailbone, forming the main supporting structure of the back. A central or main part of something. Related: backbone, vertebrae, column, axis.
- FINS /fɪnz/ · noun
- Plural of fin: the flat or wing-like appendages that fish, whales, and other aquatic animals use for steering, balance, and propulsion; also, similar projecting parts on aircraft, submarines, surfboards, cars, and other devices used for stability, control, or heat dissipation. Related: flippers, paddles, appendages, blades.
- MOUTH /mɔʊθ/ · noun, verb
- The opening through which food passes into the body and out of which speech and saliva are emitted. To utter or express something, typically in a loud voice. Related: lip, oral cavity, gape, utter.
- GILLS /ˈɡɪlz/ · noun
- A gill is a respiratory organ used for breathing in fish, amphibians, and some invertebrates. It is typically a pair of feathery or filamentous structures that extract oxygen from the water. Related: branchiae, respiratory organs, gill slits, branchial respiration.
- CARTILAGE /ˈkɑːt(ə)lɪdʒ/ · noun
- Cartilage is a firm, flexible connective tissue found in the bodies of humans and other vertebrates, especially at joints, in the ear, nose, and rib cage, and between spinal vertebrae. It cushions bones and structural surfaces but, lacking its own blood supply, heals slowly when damaged. Related: gristle, connective tissue.
- OCEAN /oʊˈshiːən/ · noun
- A vast body of saltwater that covers a significant portion of the Earth's surface, often connected to the sea and forming part of the global ocean system. It is the largest of the Earth's five oceans, covering over 70% of the planet's surface. Related: sea, lake, bay, gulf.
- 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.
- SANDY /sændi/ · adjective
- Covered or consisting of sand; having a texture like sand. Having a yellowish or brownish colour, like sand. Related: silky, gritty, coarse, fine.
- TROPICAL /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the tropics; extremely hot and humid. Having a warm or sunny climate. Related: exotic, equatorial, subtropical, torrid.
- 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.
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