Dinosaurs Word Search
Free Dinosaurs word search. We picked 12 themed words — the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: THEROPOD, SAUROPOD, HADROSAUR, CARNIVORE, HERBIVORE, ORNITHISCHIAN, SAURISCHIAN, CRETACEOUS, JURASSIC, TRIASSIC, MESOZOIC, FOSSIL.
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Dinosaurs word list, defined
- THEROPOD /ˈθɛrəpɒd/ · noun
- A theropod is a type of dinosaur that belongs to the suborder Theropoda, characterized by their bipedalism and often carnivorous diet. They are a group of primarily meat-eating dinosaurs that include well-known species such as Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor. Related: dinosaur, meat-eater, carnivorous reptile.
- SAUROPOD /sɔːˈrɒpɒd/ · noun
- A type of herbivorous dinosaur characterized by a long neck and tail, and a small head. Sauropods were among the largest land animals to have ever existed, with some species reaching lengths of over 30 meters. Related: dinosaur, herbivore, long-necked.
- HADROSAUR /hædrɔːsɔːr/ · noun
- A hadrosaur is a type of duck-billed dinosaur that belongs to the family Hadrosauridae. These herbivorous dinosaurs are characterized by their distinctive beaks and were commonly found in North America during the Late Cretaceous period. Related: duck-billed dinosaur, hadrosaurid, saurolophine, edmontosaurus.
- 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 eats only plants, such as a cow or a rabbit. Related: plant-eater, vegetarian, browse, graze.
- ORNITHISCHIAN /ɔːrˈnɪθɪʃɪən/ · noun
- A clade of ornithischian dinosaurs, characterized by hip structure and pelvis shape, including the ceratopsians, ornithopods, and thyreophorans. Related: dinosaur, reptile, vertebrate.
- SAURISCHIAN /sɔːˈrɪʃiən/ · noun
- A suborder of dinosaurs characterized by a long, heavy tail and a small or absent hip structure. This group includes the sauropods and theropods. Related: saurischian dinosaur, long-tailed dinosaur, theropod, sauropod.
- CRETACEOUS /krɪˈteɪʃəs/ · adjective
- Relating to or consisting of chalk; in geology, belonging to the Cretaceous Period, the final period of the Mesozoic Era (roughly 145 to 66 million years ago), noted for its chalk deposits and for ending with the mass extinction that eliminated the non-avian dinosaurs. Related: chalky, chalk-like, whitish.
- JURASSIC /ˈdʒʊərəsɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to or denoting the Jurassic period, a geological period during the Mesozoic era from about 200 to 145 million years ago. Related: Mesozoic, Triassic, Cretaceous, Paleozoic.
- TRIASSIC /trīˈæsɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to or denoting the Triassic period, a geological period from about 252 to 201 million years ago. Related: Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Jurassic.
- MESOZOIC /mɛˈzoʊ.ɪk/ · noun
- The geologic era from about 252 million to 66 million years ago, characterized by the dominance of reptiles, especially dinosaurs. This era is divided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. Related: Paleozoic, Cenozoic, geologic era, era of reptiles.
- FOSSIL /ˈfɒs.əl/ (UK), /ˈfɑː.səl/ (US) · noun
- The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock, or, informally, an old-fashioned or outdated person, idea, or practice. Related: relic, remnant, remains, trace.
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