Mammals Word Search
Mammals, 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: MAMMAL, MARSUPIAL, PLACENTA, PRIMATE, RODENT, CETACEAN, UNGULATE, CARNIVORE, HERBIVORE, OMNIVORE, NOCTURNAL, DIURNAL.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Mammals word list, defined
- 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.
- MARSUPIAL /mɑːrˈsuːpiəl/ · noun and adjective
- A marsupial is a mammal whose young are born at an early stage of development and typically develop in a pouch or other specialized structure. As an adjective, marsupial describes animals, characteristics, or features associated with such mammals. Related: pouched mammal, metatherian, pouched animal.
- PLACENTA /pləˈsɛntə/ · noun
- A temporary organ that forms in the uterus during pregnancy, connecting the developing embryo or fetus to the mother through the umbilical cord. It enables the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste and produces hormones that support pregnancy. Related: afterbirth.
- PRIMATE /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ · noun & adjective
- As a noun, a primate is a mammal belonging to the order Primates, which includes humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs; the term can also refer to a senior bishop in the Christian church. As an adjective, it means relating to primates or, historically, first or principal. Related: simian, ape, monkey, archbishop.
- 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.
- CETACEAN /sɪˈteɪʃən/ · noun
- A cetacean is any large marine mammal of the order Cetacea, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises. The word is also used as an adjective meaning relating to these animals. Related: whale, dolphin, porpoise.
- UNGULATE /ˈʌŋɡjəleɪt/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, an ungulate is a hoofed mammal. As an adjective, it means relating to or characteristic of hoofed mammals. Related: hoofed mammal, hoofed animal, cloven-hoofed animal.
- CARNIVORE /ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr/ · noun
- An animal that feeds primarily on the flesh of other animals. More broadly, a person who eats meat, or an organism that obtains energy and nutrients from animal tissue. Related: predator, meat-eater, hunter, flesh-eater.
- HERBIVORE /ˈhɜːrbɪvɔːr/ · noun
- An animal that feeds principally on plants or other vegetation. Related: plant-eater, grazer, browser, herbivorous animal.
- OMNIVORE /ˈɒmnɪvɔː(r)/ (British); /ˈɑːmnɪvɔːr/ (US) · noun
- A person or animal that eats both plant and animal matter. The term can also refer to an organism that obtains energy from a wide variety of food sources. Related: eater of both, mixed feeder, generalist feeder.
- NOCTURNAL /nɒkˈtɜːnl/ (British); /noʊˈtɜːrnl/ (US) · adjective
- Occurring, happening, or being active during the night rather than during the daytime. In zoology, it describes animals that are most active at night. Related: nighttime, nightly, late-night, night-time.
- DIURNAL /daɪˈɜːnəl/ · adjective
- Active or occurring during the daytime rather than at night; also, happening once a day or daily. Related: daily, daytime, quotidian, daylight.
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