Fish Word Search
This Fish 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: SWIMBLADDER, GILLS, SCALES, FINS, CAUDAL, PECTORAL, PELVIC, DORSAL, ANAL, LATERALLINE, SPAWN, SCHOOL.
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Fish word list, defined
- GILLS /ˈɡɪlz/ · noun
- A gill is a respiratory organ used for breathing in fish, amphibians, and some invertebrates. It is typically a pair of feathery or filamentous structures that extract oxygen from the water. Related: branchiae, respiratory organs, gill slits, branchial respiration.
- SCALES /skɛɪlz/ · noun, verb
- A series of musical notes or a device for measuring weight or thickness. To change or adjust something, especially a musical instrument, to a different pitch or key. Related: series, sequence, range, octave.
- FINS /fɪnz/ · noun
- Plural of fin: the flat or wing-like appendages that fish, whales, and other aquatic animals use for steering, balance, and propulsion; also, similar projecting parts on aircraft, submarines, surfboards, cars, and other devices used for stability, control, or heat dissipation. Related: flippers, paddles, appendages, blades.
- CAUDAL /ˈkɔːdəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or situated at the tail or posterior end of an animal's body; in anatomy and embryology, toward the lower or hind end of the body relative to a reference point. Related: posterior, tail-end, rear, hindmost.
- PECTORAL /ˈpɛktɔːrəl/ · adjective
- Relating to the chest or breast; situated in the chest or breast region. Related: chest, breast, thoracic, pectine.
- PELVIC /ˈpɛlvɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to the pelvis, a part of the body in humans and some animals that consists of the hip bones and the sacrum. Describing something that is located in or near the pelvis. Related: hip, pelvic, abdominal, lower back.
- DORSAL /ˈdɔːr.səl/ · adjective
- Relating to the back, or to the upper surface of an animal's body. In anatomy and zoology it specifically designates structures on or toward the back side of an organism. Related: posterior, rear, back.
- ANAL /ˈeɪnəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or involving the anus; in informal psychology-derived usage, excessively meticulous, rigid, or controlling about small details. Related: anorectal, rectal, perfectionistic, fastidious.
- SPAWN /spɔːn/ · verb, noun
- To produce or give rise to something, especially living things, such as offspring or a new generation. A place where animals or insects give birth to their young. Related: generate, produce, give birth, breed.
- SCHOOL /skul/ · noun, verb
- An institution providing education, or a period of study at such an institution. To teach or instruct at a school. Related: academy, college, university, institute.
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