Life Cycle of a Butterfly Word Search
Life Cycle of a Butterfly, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: CATERPILLAR, CHRYSALIS, PUPA, LARVA, BUTTERFLY, METAMORPHOSIS, COCOON, MOLT, WINGS, ANTENNAE, THORAX, ABDOMEN.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly word list, defined
- CATERPILLAR /ˈkætərˌpɪlər/ · noun
- The larval stage of a butterfly or moth: an elongated, segmented creature with a soft body and several pairs of legs that feeds voraciously on plants before metamorphosing. The word can also refer informally to a tracked vehicle with caterpillar-like treads. Related: larva, grub, maggot.
- CHRYSALIS /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/ · noun
- The hardened outer case that protects a butterfly or moth during the pupal stage of its transformation from larva to adult. More broadly, it is used figuratively for anything in which a person or thing undergoes a transformative change. Related: pupa, cocoon, shell.
- PUPA /ˈpjuːpə/ · noun
- The inactive, usually enclosed stage in the life cycle of many insects, following the larval stage and preceding the adult stage. In butterflies and moths, the pupal stage is commonly called the chrysalis, while in many other insects the pupa may be enclosed in a cocoon or formed beneath the ground. Related: chrysalis, cocoon.
- LARVA /ˈlɑːrvə/ · noun
- A larva is the immature form of an insect or other animal that differs substantially from its adult form and typically develops through a major metamorphic change. In entomology, the term refers especially to the active feeding stage between the egg and the pupa or adult. Related: grub, larval form, immature form, caterpillar.
- BUTTERFLY /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/ (US) /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ (UK) · noun
- An insect with two pairs of large, often brightly colored wings covered in tiny scales, typically active during the day and feeding on nectar through a long coiled proboscis. Related: moth-like insect is not a synonym; no precise single-word synonyms exist.
- METAMORPHOSIS /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/ (British); /ˌmɛtərˈmɔːfəsɪs/ (US) · noun
- A complete or striking change in form, structure, character, or nature. In biology, it refers to the process by which an organism undergoes a radical change in body form during its life cycle. Related: transformation, transfiguration, conversion, alteration.
- COCOON /kəˈkuːn/ · noun
- A silky protective case spun by the larvae of many insects, especially moths, in which they pass the pupal stage; figuratively, a snug, sheltering environment that wraps someone in comfort or seclusion. Related: chrysalis, pupa, case, covering.
- MOLT /moʊlt/ · verb; noun
- To shed and regrow old hair, feathers, skin, or other covering, especially as part of a periodic biological process. As a noun, a molt is the act or process of molting. Related: shed, cast off, slough, exuviate.
- WINGS /wɪŋz/ · noun; verb (third-person singular present)
- The paired appendages of a bird or other flying animal that provide lift and enable flight. By extension, wings are the projecting surfaces of an aircraft, and the word can also refer to the sides of a theatre or figurative means of progress or influence. Related: feathers, pinions, airfoils, extensions.
- ANTENNAE /ænˈtɛniː/ · noun (plural)
- The paired, jointed sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods, used for feeling, smelling, and sensing the environment. 'Antennae' is the standard plural form of the noun 'antenna'. Related: feelers, antennas, sensory organs.
- THORAX /ˈθɔːræks/ · noun
- The thorax is the part of the body between the neck and abdomen, containing the heart and lungs in humans and other vertebrates. In arthropods such as insects, it is the middle segment of the body, bearing the legs and, in many insects, the wings. Related: chest, breast, upper trunk.
- ABDOMEN /ˈæbdəmən/ · noun
- The part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. In insects and other arthropods, the posterior section of the body. Related: belly, tummy, stomach, gut.
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