Fish Word Search
Play a Fish 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: GILLS, FINS, SCALES, AQUATIC, VERTEBRATE, SPAWN, FRESHWATER, SALTWATER, PREDATOR, PREY, HABITAT, OXYGEN.
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Fish word list, defined
- GILLS /ɡɪlz/ · noun (plural)
- The paired respiratory organs of fish and other aquatic animals, used to extract oxygen from water. The singular form is “gill.” Related: branchiae, respiratory organs, breathing organs.
- FINS /fɪnz/ · noun
- Plural of fin: the flat or wing-like appendages that fish, whales, and other aquatic animals use for steering, balance, and propulsion; also, similar projecting parts on aircraft, submarines, surfboards, cars, and other devices used for stability, control, or heat dissipation. Related: flippers, paddles, appendages, blades.
- SCALES /skeɪlz/ · plural noun
- The plural form of scale, used for weighing devices, the hard overlapping coverings of fish and some other animals, and systems of degree, size, or value. Related: balances.
- AQUATIC /əˈkwæt.ɪk/ (US); /əˈkwɒt.ɪk/ (UK) · adjective
- Relating to, living in, or growing in water; of or connected with water. Related: water-based, marine, freshwater, hydro.
- VERTEBRATE /ˈvɜːrtəbrət/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a vertebrate is an animal belonging to Vertebrata, characterized by a vertebral column or backbone. As an adjective, it means relating to vertebrates or having the anatomical features of a vertebrate. Related: craniate, backboned animal.
- SPAWN /spɔːn/ · verb and noun
- As a verb, spawn means to produce offspring or to bring into existence, especially by generating multiple entities such as processes, threads, or game characters. As a noun, it means offspring or newly created entities. Related: produce, generate, create, breed.
- FRESHWATER /ˈfrɛʃwɔːtə/ · noun
- Water that contains little or no dissolved salt, as found in rivers, lakes, streams, and most groundwater, in contrast to seawater. As an adjective, it describes things relating to, living in, or consisting of such water. Related: potable water, inland water, sweet water.
- SALTWATER /ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtər/ · noun
- Water containing a significant amount of dissolved salt, especially seawater. As an adjective, it describes things made of, found in, or associated with salt water. Related: seawater, brine, salt water.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- OXYGEN /ˈɒksɪdən/ (British), /ˈɑːksɪdən/ (American) · noun
- Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O, occurring as a colorless, odorless gas essential to respiration and combustion. In medicine, the word can also refer to supplemental oxygen administered to a patient.
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