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Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  2. 3. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)
  3. 6. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (6)
  4. 8. Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying (plural) (7)
  5. 11. Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates (9)
  6. 14. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (5)
  7. 15. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (6)
  8. 16. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)

Down

  1. 2. Web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic (5)
  2. 4. Social insect living in organized colonies (plural) (4)
  3. 5. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  4. 7. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  5. 9. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (4)
  6. 10. Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill (8)
  7. 12. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)
  8. 13. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)