Cave Animals Word Search
Play a Cave Animals word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CAVEFISH, SALAMANDER, TROGLOBITE, CRAYFISH, SPIDER, CRICKET, EYES, ECHOLOCATION, GUANO, STALACTITE, HIBERNATION, NOCTURNAL.
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Cave Animals word list, defined
- SALAMANDER /ˈsæləmændər/ · noun
- A type of amphibian that has a lizard-like appearance, typically living in or near water. A salamander is often associated with fire, as it is said to have been saved from the flames by Saint Martin. Related: amphibian, reptile, lizard, newt.
- CRAYFISH /ˈkreɪfɪʃ/ · noun
- A freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster, with a segmented body, a pair of large pincer-like claws, and a long tail; also called a crawfish or crawdad in North America. Related: crawfish, crawdad, lobster, langoustine.
- SPIDER /ˈspaɪdər/ · noun
- A four-legged or eight-legged arachnid that produces silk threads for spinning webs to catch prey, typically having a body and head joined by a narrow waist. Related: arachnid, insect, crawler, vermin.
- CRICKET /ˈkrɪkɪt/ · noun
- A leaping insect related to grasshoppers, whose males produce a characteristic chirping sound by rubbing their wings together; also, a team ball game played with bats and wickets on a large oval field, popular especially in Britain, South Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. Related: grasshopper, katydid, cicada, match.
- EYES /aɪz/ · noun
- The plural of "eye": the paired organs of sight in humans and animals, or the individual organs regarded collectively. It is also used figuratively to mean a person's attention, judgment, or way of seeing something. Related: sight, vision, gaze, view.
- 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.
- GUANO /ˈɡwɑːnoʊ/ · noun
- A dark, crumbly, or powdery deposit of droppings, especially of birds, bats, or seals, used as fertilizer. Related: manure, dung, excrement, fertilizer.
- STALACTITE /ˈstæləktaɪt/ · noun
- A cone-shaped or icicle-shaped mass of mineral deposits hanging from the ceiling of a cave, formed by the slow accumulation of calcium carbonate from dripping water. Related: droplet, grotto, mineral deposit, stalagmite.
- 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.
- 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.
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