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Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
f c o n
Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
2.
t g e
Big cat with orange and black stripes
3.
f s h
Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
4.
l i n
Big cat known as king of the jungle
5.
d l h i n
Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas
6.
s e a
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm
7.
r e a t h i t
8.
w a r u
Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
9.
r c a
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin
10.
d g s
Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural)
11.
i l r h a l e
Predatory black-and-white toothed ___ with large dorsal fin
12.
a t s
Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural)
13.
j g u r
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
14.
p e g u i
Short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet (plural)
15.
c h e a h
Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws
16.
p e e g n e
17.
w i d d g
18.
m c e
19.
w i l d a
An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field (plural)
20.
r a s
Someone who works during a strike (plural)
21.
c o c d i e
Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body
22.
b r s
Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (plural)
23.
a l i g a r
24.
o w s
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (plural)