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Mammal Search

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.

1. otter
A. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin
2. rat
B. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical (plural)
3. deer
C. Reddish brown North American marmot
4. impala
D. A burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia
5. anteater
E. African antelope with ridged curved horns
6. platypus
F. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse.
7. cheetah
G. A very large person
8. chipmunk
H. An adult female of domestic cattle.
9. jaguar
I. Big cat with orange and black stripes
10. tiger
J. Any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
11. squirrel
K. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
12. antelope
L. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail
13. bats
M. Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail
14. fox
N. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
15. bison
O. Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt
16. elephant
P. Graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward
17. giraffe
Q. Huge gray animal with a trunk
18. manatee
R. A native or resident of Michigan
19. wolf
S. Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long
20. rhinoceros
T. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws
21. cow
U. Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
22. whale
V. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
23. groundhog
W. Tallest living quadruped
24. wolverine
X. Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America