Daintree Word Search
Daintree, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it 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: DAINTREE, CASSOWARY, CAPETRIBULATION, MOSSMAN, COOPERCREEK, NOAHCREEK, REXCREEK, TWINFALLS, BASALT, GRANITE, SANDSTONE, CYCAD.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Daintree word list, defined
- CASSOWARY /ˈkæsəweəri/ (British), /ˈkæsəweri/ (US) · noun
- A large, flightless bird native to the rainforests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia, with a distinctive bony casque on its head, a brightly coloured neck, and a dagger-like claw on each foot. It is often cited as one of the most dangerous birds to humans.
- BASALT /ˈbæsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/ · noun
- A dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava at or near the Earth's surface; it is the most abundant rock in the oceanic crust. Related: lava rock, igneous rock, volcanic rock, traprock.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun
- A coarse-grained, light-colored, and extremely hard igneous rock, composed primarily of quartz and feldspar. Related: rock, stone, marble, limestone.
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- CYCAD /ˈsaɪkæd/ · noun
- A cycad is any of a group of palmlike gymnosperm plants of the order Cycadales, having a stout, usually unbranched trunk and a crown of large, stiff, featherlike leaves. Cycads are ancient seed plants that flourished in the age of the dinosaurs and survive today chiefly in tropical and subtropical regions. Related: sago palm, fern palm.
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