Cut-out cards Matching sheet

My favorite animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

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

1. dog
A. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice
2. raven
B. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
3. wolf
C. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping
4. cat
D. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male
5. bat
E. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas
6. hawk
F. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
7. moose
G. A mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
8. dragonfly
H. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
9. squirrel
I. Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt
10. fox
J. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
11. bunny
K. Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
12. jaguar
L. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail
13. dragon
M. Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest
14. coyote
N. A creature of Teutonic mythology
15. panda
O. A forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires
16. turtle
P. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail
17. frog
Q. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
18. dolphin
R. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
19. deer
S. A mammal with wings formed from its forelimbs.
20. koala
T. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
21. meerkat
U. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet
22. armadillo
V. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
23. owl
W. A young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit