Birds Word Search
Play a Birds 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: ORNITHOLOGY, AVIAN, HABITAT, MIGRATION, FEATHER, BEAK, WING, NEST, FLOCK, PERCH, PREY, PREDATOR.
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Birds word list, defined
- ORNITHOLOGY /ɔːˈnɪθələdʒi/ (British); /ɔːrˈnɪθələdʒi/ (US) · noun
- The scientific study of birds, including their anatomy, evolution, behavior, ecology, distribution, and classification. Related: bird science, avian biology, bird study.
- AVIAN /ˈeɪ.vi.ən/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of birds. Related: bird-related.
- HABITAT /ˈhæbɪtæt/ · noun
- The natural environment in which an organism or a community of organisms lives. In broader use, a habitat can also mean the characteristic setting or environment associated with a person, group, activity, or development. Related: home, dwelling, environment, surroundings.
- MIGRATION /maɪˈɡreɪʃən/ · noun
- The movement of people, animals, or other organisms from one region or place to another. The word can also refer to the process of transferring data, services, or systems from one location or platform to another. Related: movement, relocation, displacement, transference.
- FEATHER /ˈfɛðər/ · noun
- One of the light, flat structures growing from a bird's skin, consisting of a slender hollow shaft with a network of fine barbs, forming the plumage and serving for flight and insulation. Also used figuratively for anything light, trivial, or delicate. Related: plume, quill, plumage.
- BEAK /biːk/ · noun
- The hard, pointed projecting mouth of a bird, consisting of upper and lower jaws covered in keratin, used for eating, grooming, and manipulating objects. Informally, also any similar beak-like structure in other animals such as turtles, squid, or octopuses. Related: bill, neb, muzzle, snout.
- WING /wɪŋ/ · noun; verb
- A wing is a projecting part of an animal or aircraft that provides lift or, in the case of a bird or bat, enables flight. As a verb, wing means to fly or propel, and informally to improvise or proceed without adequate preparation. Related: limb, airfoil, pinion, faction.
- NEST /nɛst/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a nest is a structure in which a bird or other animal rests, protects its eggs, or raises its young; by extension, it can mean a comfortable or secluded place. As a verb, it means to settle or fit snugly. Related: roost, den, lair, shelter.
- FLOCK /flɒk/ (UK), /flɑːk/ (US) · noun, verb
- As a noun, a flock is a group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered together, or by extension a large crowd of people. As a verb, to flock is to gather or move together in a group. Related: herd, pack, swarm, crowd.
- PERCH /pɜːrtʃ/ (US); /pɜːtʃ/ (UK) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a perch is a small freshwater fish, a place where a bird roosts or sits, or a pole or support on which something can rest. As a verb, it means to sit or stand on an elevated surface, especially a branch or pole. Related: rest, roost, sit, alight.
- PREY /preɪ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, prey means an animal hunted by another animal, or a person or thing pursued, victimized, or exploited. As a verb, it means to hunt or seize prey, or figuratively to exploit or victimize someone. Related: victim, quarry, hunted animal, hunt.
- PREDATOR /ˈprɛdətər/ · noun
- An animal that hunts, kills, and feeds on other animals or their remains. By extension, a person or organization that exploits, victimizes, or preys on others. Related: hunter, carnivore, pursuer, stalker.
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