Arctic Animals Word Search
This Arctic Animals word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: POLARBEAR, WALRUS, ARCTICFOX, CARIBOU, MUSKOX, SNOWYOWL, NARWHAL, BELUGA, BOWHEAD, ORCA, LEMMING, PENGUIN.
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Arctic Animals word list, defined
- WALRUS /wɔːlrəs/ · noun
- A large, carnivorous mammal with a distinctive set of tusks and a blubbery body, found in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. It is also known as the sea walrus or simply walrus. Related: seal, otter, beaver, muskrat.
- CARIBOU /ˈkærɪbuː/ · noun
- A large deer of the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, having antlers in both sexes and adapted for life on tundra and boreal forest. The North American counterpart of the Eurasian reindeer. Related: reindeer.
- MUSKOX /mʌskɒks/ · noun
- A large, shaggy-haired bovid native to the Arctic tundra, with a distinctive pair of curved horns and a thick coat of fur. Related: bovid, shaggy-haired, Arctic, reindeer.
- NARWHAL /ˈnɑːrwɔːl/ · noun
- A whale with a distinctive tusk-like protrusion on its head, found in Arctic waters. The narwhal is also known as the Arctic unicorn. Related: whale, tusked whale, Arctic whale, unicorn of the sea.
- BELUGA /bəˈluːɡə/ · noun
- A small white toothed whale of Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, notable for its flexible neck and expressive facial features. Also, the largest variety of caviar, obtained from the beluga sturgeon of the Caspian Sea. Related: white whale, whitefish.
- BOWHEAD /ˈbaʊhɛd/ · noun
- A large baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic and subarctic waters, characterized by an arched, bow-shaped skull and the absence of a dorsal fin. It is also known as the Greenland right whale. Related: Greenland right whale, Arctic right whale.
- ORCA /ɔr.kə/ · noun
- A large, powerful toothed whale with a distinctive rounded head and a black back and white belly. Also known as a killer whale. Related: killer whale, blackfish, toothed whale, killer.
- LEMMING /lɛmɪŋ/ · noun
- A small rodent that lives in large groups in Arctic and subarctic regions, known for its ability to jump and its tendency to follow others in large numbers. Related: rodent, mouse, rabbit.
- PENGUIN /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn/ · noun
- A flightless bird that lives in the Southern Hemisphere, typically having a black and white coat and a distinctive waddling gait. Penguins are highly social animals and are known for their unique mating and breeding habits. Related: auk, guillemot, murre, petrel.
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