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Free Australian Dollar word search. We picked 12 themed words — its subunit, its metals, and the figures on its notes and coins — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: CENT, DOLLAR, ECHIDNA, LYREBIRD, PLATYPUS, KANGAROO, COPPER, NICKEL, BRONZE, ALUMINUM, QUEEN, PARLIAMENT.
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Australian Dollar word list, defined
CENT/sɛnt/ · noun
A monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency. It also appears in the phrase 'per cent' (or 'percent'), meaning one part in every hundred. Related: penny, pennies, centime, pence.
DOLLAR/ˈdɒl.ər/ (UK); /ˈdɑː.lɚ/ (US) · noun
The basic monetary unit of several countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and many others, divided into 100 cents. Informally, a dollar is used as a general term for money or a specified amount of money. Related: buck, greenback, bill, note.
ECHIDNA/ɪˈkɪdnə/ · noun
A small egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea, covered in spines and equipped with a long sticky tongue for eating ants and termites; also called the spiny anteater. Related: spiny anteater.
LYREBIRD/ˈlaɪərbɜːrd/ · noun
The lyrebird is a large, ground-dwelling bird native to Australia, known for its remarkable mimicry of natural and artificial sounds. It belongs to the family Menuraidae and is characterized by its long, lyre-shaped tail feathers. Related: mimic bird, Australian mimic, Menura.
PLATYPUS/plætɪpəs/ · noun
A duck-billed, egg-laying mammal native to eastern Australia, characterized by a bill, a tail, and webbed feet. It is one of the few venomous mammals. Related: duck-billed mammal, egg-laying mammal, venomous mammal, Australian mammal.
KANGAROO/kæŋɡəˈruː/ · noun
A large, powerful, herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, with a distinctive method of locomotion using its powerful hind legs and tail. Related: wallaby, marsupial, roo, hopping mouse.
COPPER/ˈkɒp.ər/ · noun, verb, adjective
A reddish-brown metallic element (symbol Cu) prized for its excellent conductivity of electricity and heat, and by extension the reddish-brown color resembling it. Related: bronze, brass, reddish-brown, auburn.
NICKEL/ˈnɪkəl/ · noun
A chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous, ductile, and ferromagnetic metal. Related: copper, silver, metal, element.
BRONZE/brɒnz/ · noun, verb, adjective
A reddish-brown alloy of copper, usually with tin, used historically and today for sculpture, tools, and ornaments; also a similar reddish-brown colour. Related: copper alloy, statuary metal, tan, russet.
ALUMINUM/əˈluːmɪnəm/ · noun
A lightweight, silvery-white metallic element (symbol Al, atomic number 13) that is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust and is widely used in aircraft construction, packaging, cookware, and electrical transmission.
QUEEN/kwiːn/ · noun
The wife or widow of a king, or a woman who has the highest rank in a country or organization. A female monarch. Related: monarch, princess, empress, sovereign.
PARLIAMENT/ˈpɑːr.li.mənt/ · noun
A legislative body in a country or state, typically consisting of a group of elected representatives who make laws and decisions on behalf of the people. Related: assembly, congress, legislature, council.