Flying Reptiles Word Search
Play a Flying Reptiles 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: PTEROSAUR, PTERODACTYL, QUETZALCOATLUS, DIMORPHODON, ARCHAEOPTERYX, VELOCIRAPTOR, TYRANNOSAURUS, TRICERATOPS, STEGOSAURUS, BRACHIOSAURUS, ALLOSAURUS, ANKYLOSAURUS.
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Flying Reptiles word list, defined
- PTEROSAUR /ˈtɛrəsɔːr/ · noun
- A flying reptile of the Mesozoic era, typically having wings formed from a membrane of skin and other tissues stretching between the body and long fourth fingers. Related: flying reptile, winged reptile, pterodactyl, pterosaurian.
- PTERODACTYL /ˈtɛrədæktɪl/ · noun
- A flying reptile of the order Pterosauria, characterized by a long wingspan and a head with a long beak. Pterodactyls lived during the Mesozoic era, before the dinosaurs. Related: flying reptile, pterosaur, winged lizard, flying lizard.
- ARCHAEOPTERYX /ˌɑːrkiˈɒptərɪks/ · noun
- A genus of small feathered dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic period, long regarded as the earliest known bird and a key transitional fossil between non-avian dinosaurs and modern birds. Related: urvogel, first bird, transitional fossil.
- VELOCIRAPTOR /vəˈlɒsɪræptər/ · noun
- A small, feathered carnivorous dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous period, known for its intelligence, pack hunting behavior, and sharp claws. Related: dinosaur, carnivore, predator, theropod.
- TYRANNOSAURUS /tɪˈrænəsɔrəs/ · noun
- A large carnivorous dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous period, characterized by its massive size and powerful legs. Related: dinosaur, saurian, carnivore, predator.
- TRICERATOPS /trɪsɪˈrætɒps/ · noun
- A large herbivorous dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous period, characterized by a distinctive frill on its head and three horns. Related: ceratopsian, horned dinosaur, crested dinosaur.
- STEGOSAURUS /ˈstɛɡəsɔːrəs/ · noun
- A genus of plant-eating dinosaurs characterized by a row of plates running down its back and spikes on its tail. Related: sauropod, ornithischian, dinosaur.
- BRACHIOSAURUS /brəˈkioʊsɔːrəs/ · noun
- A genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period, characterized by a long neck and tail, and a small head. Brachiosaurus was a herbivore, with a distinctive set of teeth and a unique respiratory system. Related: Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Sauroposeidon.
- ALLOSAURUS /ælˈoʊsɔːrəs/ · noun
- A large carnivorous dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period, characterized by its distinctive pair of horns above its eyes and a long, narrow tail. Related: theropod, carnivorous dinosaur, large predator.
- ANKYLOSAURUS /ˌæŋkɪloʊˈsɔːrəs/ · noun
- Ankylosaurus is a genus of ankylosaurid armored dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 66 to 68 million years ago. It was characterized by its distinctive club-like tail and armor plating on its body. Related: armored dinosaur, ankylosaurid, club-tailed dinosaur.
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