Mollusks Word Search
This Mollusks 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: GASTROPODA, BIVALVIA, CEPHALOPODA, MOLLUSK, SHELL, MANTLE, RADULA, FOOT, GILL, SIPHON, OPERCULUM, TENTACLE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Mollusks word list, defined
- MOLLUSK /mɒˈlʌsk/ · noun
- A soft-bodied invertebrate animal, typically living in water, having a mantle, a set of gills, and often a shell. Related: invertebrate, cephalopod, echinoderm, annelid.
- SHELL /ʃel/ · noun, verb
- The outer covering of a tree seed, typically hard and woody. To remove the outer covering of something, especially a nut or a seed. Related: husk, peel, covering, exoskeleton.
- MANTLE /ˈmæntəl/ · noun
- The outer layer of the Earth, extending from the crust to a depth of about 2,900 kilometers. A cloak or covering, especially one worn by a monarch or other high-ranking person. Related: cloak, covering, garb, vestment.
- FOOT /fʊt/ · noun, verb
- The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks; also a unit of length equal to twelve inches (0.3048 metres). Related: hoof, paw.
- GILL /ˈdʒɪl/ · noun
- A gill is a unit of measurement for liquids, equivalent to one-quarter of a pint. It is also a respiratory organ in fish and some other aquatic animals. Related: pint, cup, ounce, milliliter.
- SIPHON /sɪfɒn/ · noun, verb
- A tube or pipe with one end lower than the other, used for drawing a liquid from one container to another without the use of a pump. To draw or suck up a liquid through a tube or pipe, typically by creating a partial vacuum. Related: drain, draw, suck, aspirate.
- OPERCULUM /ɒpərˈkjʊləm/ · noun
- A small, usually hinged or movable lid or flap, especially one that covers the opening of a shell or a part of an animal's body. Related: lid, flap, cover, hatch.
- TENTACLE /tɛnˈteɪkəl/ · noun
- A long, slender, flexible part of an animal's body, especially a sea creature, used for grasping or feeling. Related: appendage, limb, appendage, protrusion.
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