Mammals Word Search
A free Mammals word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MAMMAL, PLACENTA, MARSUPIAL, MONOTREME, WHISKERS, PAWS, CLAWS, HOOVES, UDDER, TEATS, GESTATION, LACTATION.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Mammals word list, defined
- 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.
- PLACENTA /ˈplæsɛntə/ · noun
- The organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, which provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and removes waste products. It is expelled from the body after childbirth. Related: afterbirth, birth sac, chorion, fetal membrane.
- MARSUPIAL /mɑːrˈsuːpiəl/ · noun
- A mammal that carries its young in a pouch on its body, typically found in Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. Related: metatherian, pouched mammal, marsupiate, marsupium.
- MONOTREME /ˈmɒnətrɪm/ · noun
- A mammal that lays eggs, such as the platypus or echidna. Monotremes are a group of egg-laying mammals that are found in Australia and New Guinea. Related: mammal, egg-layer, reptile-like mammal, monotrematous.
- WHISKERS /wɪskərz/ · noun
- Long, thin hairs growing from the face, especially around the mouth of a cat or other animal. Also, a thin, pointed strip of metal used for mixing or beating. Related: hairs, bristles, fuzz, tufts.
- PAWS /pɔːz/ · noun
- The foot of an animal, especially a mammal, typically having claws. A paw can also refer to a mark or impression made by an animal's foot. Related: feet, claws, hooves, pads.
- CLAWS /klɔːz/ (British), /klɑːz/ (US) · noun (plural of claw); also verb (third-person singular of claw)
- The curved, pointed horny nails on the toes of animals such as cats, birds, and reptiles, used for gripping, tearing, or climbing; also a pincer-like limb of crustaceans. As a verb, to claw means to scratch, tear, or seize with claws or fingernails. Related: talons, nails, pincers, hooks.
- HOOVES /huːvz/ · noun
- The hard, keratin-covered parts at the end of an animal's toes, typically found on horses and other ungulates. The sound made by the impact of hooves on a hard surface. Related: feet, toes, hoofbeats, horses' feet.
- UDDER /ˈʌdər/ · noun
- The udder is the part of a female mammal, especially a cow, that produces milk. It is a fleshy organ located under the belly. Related: udder, teat, mammary gland, udder.
- TEATS /tiːts/ · noun
- The nipples of a female mammal, especially a cow or a goat, or the corresponding parts of a young mammal. Also, a nipple or nipple-like projection on a male animal, especially a pig. Related: nipples, mammary glands, udder, breasts.
- GESTATION /ˈdʒɛstəʊʃən/ · noun
- The period of development of a fetus inside the womb, from conception to birth. The process of growth or development of something. Related: pregnancy, development, incubation, maturation.
- LACTATION /ˌlækˈteɪʃən/ · noun
- The process of producing milk in the mammary glands of female mammals, including humans, to feed their young. In humans, lactation typically occurs after childbirth and is a normal part of the reproductive cycle. Related: milk production, nursing, breastfeeding, lactation period.
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