Dogs N Cats

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs (5)
  2. 3. A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (plural) (4)
  3. 6. The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond (plural) (5)
  4. 8. A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement (plural) (4)
  5. 11. Having characteristics that attract love or affection (8)
  6. 13. Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants (4)
  7. 14. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)

Down

  1. 1. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  2. 2. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one (plural) (4)
  3. 4. A narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background (plural) (7)
  4. 5. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  5. 7. A point located with respect to surface features of some region (4)
  6. 9. A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments (plural) (5)
  7. 10. What we eat to get energy and grow (4)
  8. 12. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (4)