Cool Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. rabbits
A. Large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles (plural)
2. frogs
B. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural)
3. fish
C. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
4. hamsters
D. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (plural)
5. birds
E. Young domestic cat (plural)
6. puppies
F. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (plural)
7. kittens
G. An inexperienced young person (plural)
8. ponies
H. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural)
9. ducks
I. Tallest living quadruped (plural)
10. dolphins
J. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (plural)
11. lions
K. Quacking water bird (plural)
12. tigers
L. Big cat with orange and black stripes (plural)
13. bears
M. Huge gray animal with a trunk (plural)
14. seals
N. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (plural)
15. elephants
O. A range horse of the western United States (plural)
16. giraffes
P. Long-eared animal that hops (plural)
17. baboons
Q. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm (plural)