Tide Pool Animals Word Search
Free Tide Pool Animals 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: ANEMONE, BARNACLE, CRAB, LIMPET, MUSSEL, PERIWINKLE, SEASTAR, URCHIN, CHITON, SCULPIN, BLENNY, GOBY.
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Tide Pool Animals word list, defined
- ANEMONE /əˈnɛm.ə.ni/ · noun
- A genus of perennial flowering plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), bearing showy, often brightly coloured, cup-shaped flowers; also called windflower. Related: windflower, pasqueflower, buttercup.
- BARNACLE /ˈbɑːrnəkəl/ · noun
- A barnacle is a small marine crustacean with a hard calcareous shell that attaches itself permanently to surfaces such as rocks, ship hulls, and the skin of whales. Figuratively, it refers to a person who clings persistently to another, especially in a burdensome or freeloading way. Related: crustacean, limpet, clingstone, hanger-on.
- CRAB /krab/ · noun, verb
- A crab is a ten-legged crustacean with a broad flat shell and pincers, found in seas and fresh water. As a verb, to crab means to complain or grumble peevishly. Related: crustacean, complain, grumble, grouch.
- LIMPET /ˈlɪmpɪt/ · noun
- A small marine mollusc with a conical shell that is attached to rocks by a strong foot. A person who sticks to a particular place or activity. Related: adherent, attacher, clinger, stickler.
- MUSSEL /mʌsəl/ · noun
- A type of edible marine bivalve mollusc, typically having a dark blue or black shell with a long siphon. Mussels are often found in clusters on rocks or piers. Related: clam, oyster, scallop, snail.
- PERIWINKLE /ˈpɛrɪwɪŋkəl/ · noun
- A blue-purple colour, a plant with blue-purple flowers, or a type of blue-purple dye. A type of flowering plant, Pernettya mucronata, native to South America. Related: blue-purple, lavender, lilac, indigo.
- URCHIN /ˈɜːr.tʃɪn/ · noun
- A small, spiny sea creature, typically found in shallow water. A young hedgehog. Related: sea urchin, hedgehog, prickly, spiny.
- CHITON /ˈkaɪtən/ · noun
- A chiton is an ankle-length woolen tunic worn by ancient Greeks, typically fastened at the shoulder with a brooch. It also denotes a marine mollusk with an oval shell composed of eight overlapping plates. Related: tunic, gown, robe, garment.
- SCULPIN /skʌplɪn/ · noun
- A small, elongated fish of the family Cottidae, typically found in cold waters. Related: rockfish, cotid, gadoid.
- BLENNY /ˈblɛni/ · noun
- A blenny is a small marine fish of the family Blenniidae (and related families), typically having an elongated body, a long dorsal fin, and blunt head, often found in shallow coastal waters and rock pools. Related: shanny, blennioid, rockfish, gobiesociform.
- GOBY /ˈɡoʊbi/ · noun
- A small marine fish of the family Gobiidae, typically having a rounded body and a short snout. Gobies are often found in shallow water and are popular aquarium fish. Related: fish, marine life, aquatic animal, gadoid.
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