Animal Habitats Word Search
Play a Animal Habitats word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: FOREST, DESERT, OCEAN, POND, WETLAND, SAVANNA, TUNDRA, GRASSLAND, ARCTIC, MARSH, SWAMP, REEF.
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Animal Habitats word list, defined
- FOREST /ˈfɒrɪst/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪst/ (US) · noun
- A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth, especially one thick enough to form an ecosystem of its own; also, historically in Britain, land reserved for royal hunting. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, grove.
- DESERT /ˈdɛzət/ (noun: arid land); /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (verb) · noun, verb
- A large, dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation. As a verb, to desert means to abandon someone or something, especially in a way considered wrong or a betrayal of duty. Related: wasteland, wilderness, barrens, badlands.
- OCEAN /ˈoʊʃən/ · noun
- A very large expanse of seawater covering much of the Earth, forming interconnected bodies of water conventionally identified as the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern oceans. The word can also refer figuratively to a vast, boundless quantity or expanse of something. Related: sea, main, deep, waters.
- POND /pɒnd/ (British); /pɑːnd/ (US) · noun
- A small body of still or slow-moving fresh water, usually smaller than a lake, which may be natural or artificially created. Related: pool, tarn, mere, lagoon.
- WETLAND /ˈwɛtlænd/ · noun
- An area of land that is regularly saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands may be fresh or salt water and can include marshes, swamps, fens, and tidal flats. Related: marsh, swamp, marshland, fen.
- SAVANNA /səˈvænə/ · noun
- A wide, generally treeless grassland, especially one occurring in tropical or subtropical regions. The term may also denote the biome more broadly, including its grasses, scattered trees, and associated wildlife. Related: grassland, plain, prairie, steppe.
- TUNDRA /ˈtʌndrə/ · noun
- A treeless biome of polar and high-altitude regions, characterized by cold temperatures, a short growing season, and low-growing vegetation. It may occur on permanently frozen ground or on alpine slopes above the tree line. Related: treeless plain, Arctic plain, barrens, alpine grassland.
- GRASSLAND /ˈɡrɑːsˌlænd/ (British); /ˈɡræsˌlænd/ (US) · noun
- Land covered chiefly by grasses and other low-growing vegetation. The term may denote a particular tract of grassy country or a grassland biome, such as a prairie or savanna. Related: prairie, meadow, pasture, steppe.
- ARCTIC /ˈɑːrktɪk/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, the Arctic is the polar region surrounding the North Pole. As an adjective, it describes things relating to that region or, figuratively, extreme cold. Related: polar, northern, frigid, glacial.
- MARSH /mɑːʃ/ · noun
- An area of low-lying land that is seasonally or permanently covered with water and typically contains marsh vegetation. The word can also refer more broadly to wetland or an area of wet, soft ground. Related: wetland, swamp, fen, bog.
- SWAMP /swɒmp/ (British); /swɑːmp/ (American) · noun & verb
- A swamp is an area of land that is regularly or permanently covered by shallow water, typically with muddy ground and abundant wetland vegetation. As a verb, swamp means to overwhelm someone or something with a greater amount of work, problems, or attention. Related: marsh, bog, mire, fen.
- REEF /riːf/ · noun, verb
- A reef is a ridge or shallow area of rock, sand, or coral that rises from the sea floor, often making the water dangerous for navigation. As a verb, reef means to reduce the amount of sail on a vessel by lowering or fastening it. Related: shoal, bank, ledge, shorten.
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