Hibernation Word Search
A free Hibernation word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: HIBERNATION, DORMANCY, METABOLISM, TORPOR, BURROW, TEMPERATURE, SURVIVAL, WINTER, MAMMAL, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, RODENT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Hibernation word list, defined
- HIBERNATION /ˌhɪb.ərˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun
- A state of inactivity and reduced metabolism during periods of food scarcity or harsh environmental conditions, typically experienced by certain mammals such as bears and bats. Related: torpor, dormancy, stagnation, inactivity.
- DORMANCY /ˈdɔːrmənsi/ · noun
- The state of being inactive, quiescent, or suspended in growth or development, especially as a resting phase in an organism's life cycle. Related: inactivity, quiescence, latency, hibernation.
- METABOLISM /məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/ · noun
- The sum of the chemical processes by which an organism converts substances into energy and uses that energy to maintain and repair itself. In figurative use, it refers to a process of transformation, renewal, or gradual change. Related: metabolic processes.
- TORPOR /ˈtɔːrpər/ · noun
- A state of sluggishness, lethargy, or greatly reduced activity; in biological contexts, a period of suspended animation or markedly reduced physiological activity. Related: lethargy, stupor, numbness, sluggishness.
- BURROW /ˈbʌroʊ/ (US); /ˈbʌrəʊ/ (UK) · noun, verb
- A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, such as a rabbit or fox, to serve as a dwelling or shelter. As a verb, to burrow means to dig a hole or tunnel into something, or to move through or press into something as if making a passage. Related: den, tunnel, hole, lair.
- TEMPERATURE /ˈtɛmpərətʃər/ · noun
- The degree of heat or cold in a particular place, substance, or body, usually measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. It can also refer more broadly to the prevailing warmth or cold of an environment or to the level of intensity in a situation or emotional exchange. Related: heat, warmth, thermal level, thermal reading.
- SURVIVAL /səˈvaɪvəl/ · noun
- The state or fact of continuing to live, especially after facing danger, illness, hardship, or other serious threats. It can also refer to something that persists despite difficulties. Related: living, existence, persistence, continuance.
- WINTER /ˈwɪntər/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The coldest season of the year, conventionally lasting from December to February in the Northern Hemisphere and from June to August in the Southern Hemisphere. In figurative use, winter can refer to a period of cold, hardship, scarcity, or difficulty. Related: cold season, frost season, snow season.
- MAMMAL /ˈmæməl/ · noun
- A warm-blooded vertebrate that possesses mammary glands and typically gives birth to live young or nourishes its young with milk. Mammals include animals such as whales, bats, elephants, and humans. Related: mammalian animal.
- REPTILE /ˈrɛptaɪl/ · noun
- A reptile is a vertebrate that typically has dry, scaly skin, breathes with lungs, and reproduces by laying eggs or giving birth to live young. The term can also be used disparagingly for a contemptible or deceitful person, though this sense is now considered offensive.
- AMPHIBIAN /æmˈfɪbiən/ · noun
- A cold-blooded vertebrate animal, such as a frog, toad, salamander, or newt, that typically has an aquatic larval stage with gills and an adult terrestrial or semi-aquatic stage with lungs. The word also denotes a vehicle or aircraft designed to operate on both land and water. Related: frog, toad, salamander, newt.
- RODENT /ˈroʊdənt/ · noun
- A small or medium-sized gnawing mammal, such as a rat, mouse, squirrel, or vole, typically possessing continuously growing incisor teeth. By extension, the term can refer contemptuously to a despicable or greedy person. Related: mammal, gnawer, rat, mouse.
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