Animals colored black
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
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s
u
k
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
5.
b
t
s
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical (plural)
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p
t
h
e
r
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
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a
t
s
Social insect living in organized colonies (plural)
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c
o
w
Black birds having a raucous call
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m
o
l
The ___ weight of a substance expressed in grams
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c
m
p
a
z
e
e
Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
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b
l
a
c
w
o
w
Venomous New World spider
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g
o
r
i
l
Largest anthropoid ape
15.
s
e
a
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm
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b
m
e
b
e
e
Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
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p
o
u
i
n
e
Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
21.
b
l
k
b
r
d
s
Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is ___ or predominantly ___ (plural)
22.
v
u
l
u
r
Someone who attacks in search of booty
23.
R
a
e
Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
24.
p
e
g
i
n
Short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet