Animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A projectile that is fired from a gun (4)
  2. 3. Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral (5)
  3. 5. A person who is born while the sun is in Cancer (4)
  4. 7. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur (8)
  5. 9. Any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida (plural) (5)
  6. 11. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  7. 13. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (6)
  8. 14. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (4)

Down

  1. 2. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (6)
  2. 4. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail (3)
  3. 6. Social insect living in organized colonies (plural) (4)
  4. 7. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  5. 8. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  6. 10. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  7. 12. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)
  8. 14. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)