Bats Word Search
Bats, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group 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: COLONY, NOCTURNAL, ECHOLOCATION, WING, MAMMAL, CAVE, ROOST, INSECT, FLIGHT, ULTRASOUND, PREY, FANG.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Bats word list, defined
- COLONY /ˈkɒləni/ · noun
- A country or area under the political control of a distant nation, whose settlers occupy it; more broadly, a group of people or animals of the same kind living together in one place. Related: settlement, outpost, possession, dependency.
- NOCTURNAL /ˈnɒktərnəl/ · adjective
- Active at night; having a period of activity at night, typically in contrast to being active during the day. Related: crepuscular, noctambulant, nightly, diurnal.
- ECHOLOCATION /ˌɛkəʊləʊˈkeɪʃən/ (British), /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The perception of objects in the environment by detecting echoes reflected from them, typically by emitting sound waves and interpreting the returning echoes. It is used especially by animals such as bats and dolphins, and by humans with visual impairment as a navigational aid. Related: biosonar, sonar, echo ranging.
- WING /wɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- A part of an animal's body that is used for flying, or a control surface on an aircraft. To extend or add something to a project or activity. Related: fin, side, extension, projection.
- MAMMAL /mæməl/ · noun
- A warm-blooded animal that has hair or fur and whose females produce milk to feed their young. Related: animal, vertebrate, warm-blooded, carnivore.
- CAVE /keɪv/ · noun
- A natural underground chamber, typically one with an opening to the surface, large enough for a person to enter. Related: cavern, grotto, hollow, den.
- ROOST /rɒust/ · noun, verb
- A roost is a place where birds or other animals rest or sleep, especially at night. To roost is to settle in a roost or to rest or sleep in a roost. Related: perch, nest, rook, dovecote.
- INSECT /ɪnˈsɛkt/ · noun
- A small invertebrate animal, typically having a segmented body, many legs, and one or two pairs of antennae. Insects include beetles, flies, bees, butterflies, and ants. Related: invertebrate, arthropod, creepy-crawly, bug.
- FLIGHT /flaɪt/ · noun
- The action or process of moving through the air, especially by means of wings or an aircraft; also, a journey made by an aircraft, or an act of fleeing from danger. Related: journey, soaring, voyage, escape.
- ULTRASOUND /ˌʌlstreɪnˈsoʊ/ · noun
- A high-frequency sound wave with a frequency higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing, used in medical imaging to produce images of structures within the body. Related: sonar, echolocation, ultrasonic, high-frequency sound.
- PREY /priː/ · noun, verb
- An animal hunted for food or sport. To hunt or be hunted as prey. Related: game, quarry, preyed, hunted.
- FANG /fæŋ/ · noun
- A long, sharply pointed tooth, especially a canine tooth of a dog or wolf, or a venom-injecting tooth of a snake. Related: tusk, canine tooth, cuspid.
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