Small Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Squirrel
A. An intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped
2. Groundhog
B. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping
3. Chipmunk
C. A burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia
4. gerbil
D. A young male horse under the age of four
5. Skunk
E. Young domestic cat
6. Marmot
F. Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern
7. Lizard
G. Reddish brown North American marmot
8. Shrew
H. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
9. poodle
I. A color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
10. Muskrat
J. Beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
11. Mouse
K. English essayist
12. kitten
L. Small mouselike mammal with a long snout
13. Gopher
M. A zealously energetic person
14. Mole
N. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer
15. Hamster
O. Young of domestic cattle
16. Frog
P. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
17. lamb
Q. An inexperienced young person
18. puppy
R. The ___ weight of a substance expressed in grams
19. fawn
S. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
20. calf
T. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
21. colt
U. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches