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Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
A
L
I
T
Either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
2.
I
G
A
Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back
3.
P
O
N
Large Old World boas
4.
B
T
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical (plural)
5.
L
O
Big cat known as king of the jungle
6.
H
P
O
P
O
M
Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
7.
E
E
P
A
Huge gray animal with a trunk
8.
R
H
I
R
S
Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin
9.
T
E
Big cat with orange and black stripes
10.
F
I
N
O
Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill
11.
O
R
H
Fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet
12.
T
O
S
E
Usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs
13.
G
P
N
D
A
Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet
14.
P
C
K
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
15.
Z
B
Striped African relative of the horse
16.
G
I
F
Tallest living quadruped
17.
P
L
R
B
White ___ of Arctic regions
18.
E
L
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong
19.
G
O
L
Largest anthropoid ape
20.
W
L
S
Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
21.
S
A
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm
22.
O
N
U
T
Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits