Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. anteater
A. Huge gray animal with a trunk
2. lion
B. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic
3. elephant
C. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
4. parrot
D. Farm bird that lays eggs
5. snake
E. Big cat known as king of the jungle
6. zebra
F. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come
7. beaver
G. Any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
8. salmon
H. Striped African relative of the horse
9. hummingbird
I. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
10. rabbit
J. Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
11. butterfly
K. Animal you can ride that gallops
12. horse
L. Long-eared animal that hops
13. skunk
M. The soft brown fur of the ___
14. boar
N. Long legless reptile that slithers
15. chicken
O. Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long