Kakadu Word Search
This Kakadu word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: ALLIGATOR, BILLABONG, ESCARPMENT, ROCKART, KAKADU, CROCODILE, GOANNA, WALLABY, KANGAROO, DINGO, ECHIDNA, BROLGA.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Kakadu word list, defined
- ALLIGATOR /ˈælɪɡeɪtər/ · noun
- A large semiaquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, native to the Americas and China, with a broad rounded snout, dark armored skin, and powerful jaws; closely related to but distinct from the crocodile. Related: croc, crocodilian.
- BILLABONG /ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ (British), /ˈbɪləbɔːŋ/ (Australian) · noun
- A billabong is an Australian term for a stagnant backwater or side channel of a river that is cut off from the main flow, typically left behind as a river changes course; it may also refer more generally to a small lake or pool of standing water. Related: backwater, waterhole, lagoon, pool.
- ESCARPMENT /ɪˈskɑːrp.mənt/ (US); /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/ (UK) · noun
- A long, steep slope or cliff that separates two relatively level areas of land, typically formed by erosion of tilted or uplifted rock strata. Related: cliff, bluff, ridge, slope.
- CROCODILE /ˈkrɒkədaɪl/ (British & US; US often /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/) · noun
- A large, predatory semiaquatic reptile of the family Crocodylidae, native to tropical regions, having a long tapered snout, thick scaly hide, and powerful jaws; also, more broadly in informal use, any large crocodilian including alligators and caimans. Related: crocodilian, croc.
- GOANNA /ɡoʊˈɑːnə/ · noun
- A large species of lizard, also known as a monitor lizard, native to Australia. Related: monitor lizard, varanid, reptile.
- WALLABY /ˈwɒləbi/ · noun
- A small to medium-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with a robust body, strong hind legs, and a flat, rounded head. Wallabies are often found in grasslands, forests, and rocky outcrops. Related: kangaroo, wallaroo, pademelon, bennet.
- 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.
- DINGO /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/ · noun
- A wild dog native to Australia, typically tawny-yellow in colour, believed to have been introduced by seafarers thousands of years ago and now regarded as Australia's largest terrestrial predator. In Australian slang, it also refers to a cowardly or treacherous person. Related: wild dog, cur, coward.
- 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.
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