Animals (2)
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. reptile
A. Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough
2. mammal
B. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping
3. bird
C. Climbing vine native to China
4. insects
D. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
5. fish
E. Small air-breathing arthropod (plural)
6. lion
F. Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
7. cobra
G. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
8. turtle
H. Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class ___ including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards
9. butterfly
I. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
10. shark
J. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
11. whale
K. A very large person
12. bear
L. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter
13. kiwi
M. Big cat known as king of the jungle
14. lizard
N. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
15. frog
O. Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair