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Nature
Word Search, Crossword
Type
120
Words
6
Blocks
English
Language
Birds
20 words + clues
EAGLESharp-eyed king of the air
SPARROWSmall brown city chirper
PENGUINTuxedoed bird that cannot fly
FALCONDiving speedster of the skies
ROBINRed-breasted garden visitor
PELICANBig-billed fisher with a pouch
SWALLOWForked-tail flier, or to gulp down
FLAMINGOPink one-legged wader
MAGPIEBlack-and-white hoarder of shiny things
CUCKOOClock bird, or a little mad
HERONLong-legged stalker of the shallows
PARROTColourful mimic on a perch
WOODPECKERDrummer that hammers the trunk
CANARYYellow singer, or a coal-mine warning
OSTRICHLargest bird, said to bury its head
NIGHTINGALEFamed singer of the dark
KINGFISHERBright dart over the stream
STARLINGFlock-swirling speckled bird
PIGEONCooing city bird, or a dupe
PHEASANTLong-tailed game bird
Wild Animals
20 words + clues
LIONManed ruler of the savannah
ELEPHANTTrunked giant of the plains
GIRAFFETallest neck on the veld
LEOPARDSpotted cat that won't change them
ZEBRAStriped relative of the horse
KANGAROOHopping marsupial with a pouch
CHEETAHFastest sprinter on four legs
GORILLALargest of the great apes
PANTHERSleek black big cat
BUFFALOHorned herd beast, or a US city
ANTELOPESwift horned grazer
JAGUARSpotted cat of the jungle, or a car
BABOONDog-faced ground monkey
WOLVERINEFierce weasel, or a comic hero
MONGOOSESnake-fighting nimble mammal
ARMADILLOArmoured roller of the Americas
ORANGUTANRed-haired ape of the trees
CROCODILEToothy lurker with false tears
BISONShaggy beast of the prairie
MEERKATUpright desert sentry
Insects & Bugs
20 words + clues
BEETLEHard-shelled crawler, or a classic car
LADYBIRDRed-spotted lucky beetle
GRASSHOPPERLeaping fiddler of the field
MOSQUITOWhining biter of summer nights
CATERPILLARCrawler that dreams of wings
CRICKETChirping bug, or a bat-and-ball game
TERMITEWood-eating mound builder
HORNETBig aggressive stinging wasp
EARWIGPincer-tailed garden crawler
WEEVILLong-snouted grain pest
LOCUSTSwarming crop-stripping hopper
CENTIPEDEMany-legged fast crawler
APHIDTiny sap-sucking plant pest
MOTHLamp-loving night flutterer
SPIDEREight-legged web spinner
WASPStriped stinger with a temper
BEDBUGUnwelcome nibbler of the night
FLEATiny biting jumper on pets
GNATSmall whining midge
TICKBlood-sucking clinger, or a clock's sound
Sea Creatures
20 words + clues
DOLPHINClever, leaping marine mammal
STINGRAYFlat glider with a barbed tail
LOBSTERClawed crustacean turned red when boiled
SHRIMPTiny curling crustacean
BARNACLEClinger on hulls and rocks
ANEMONEFlower-like stinger on the reef
CLAMTwo-shelled buried mollusc
MUSSELBlack-shelled rock clinger
CRABSideways-walking pincher
HADDOCKWhite flaky chip-shop fish
HERRINGSilvery shoaling fish, sometimes red
MARLINGreat billed sport fish
PRAWNLarger cousin of the shrimp
URCHINSpiny ball of the seabed, or a ragamuffin
SQUIDTen-armed inky swimmer
WHALEVast spouting ocean mammal
SHARKToothy fin-backed predator
TURTLEShelled slow swimmer
OYSTERShell that may hide a pearl
SCALLOPFan-shelled mollusc, or a wavy edge
Flowers & Plants
20 words + clues
ROSEThorny bloom of romance
DAISYWhite-petalled field flower
SUNFLOWERTall bloom that tracks the sun
ORCHIDExotic, elegant potted flower
LAVENDERFragrant purple calming herb
MARIGOLDBright orange garden flower
PETUNIATrumpet-shaped bedding bloom
JASMINESweet-scented white climber
POPPYRed bloom of remembrance
VIOLETSmall purple woodland flower
DANDELIONYellow weed that turns to a wish
BLUEBELLNodding blue carpet of the wood
CLOVERLucky if it has four leaves
THISTLEPrickly purple emblem of Scotland
HONEYSUCKLESweet-nectared rambling vine
SNOWDROPFirst white bell of late winter
FOXGLOVETall spire of speckled bells
BEGONIAWaxy-leaved flowering pot plant
BUTTERCUPGlossy yellow meadow flower
GERANIUMHardy red windowsill bloom
Fruits & Vegetables
20 words + clues
APPLECrisp orchard fruit a day keeps doctors away
BANANACurved yellow peel-and-eat
CARROTOrange root good for the eyes
BROCCOLILittle green tree on the plate
POTATOSpud that mashes or fries
TOMATORed salad fruit mistaken for a veg
SPINACHPopeye's leafy strength
CUCUMBERCool green salad cylinder
PINEAPPLESpiky tropical crown
STRAWBERRYRed berry dotted with seeds
CABBAGETight-leaved round green head
ONIONLayered bulb that makes you cry
PEPPERBell or hot, a colourful pod
CHERRYSmall stoned fruit in pairs
LETTUCECrunchy base of the salad
RASPBERRYRed bramble fruit, or a rude noise
PARSNIPPale sweet winter root
APRICOTSoft orange stone fruit
BLACKBERRYDark bramble fruit, or an old phone
CAULIFLOWERWhite-curd cousin of broccoli