Body parts 1
a very long nose that an animal uses to lift water or food into its mouth
trunk
a body part of a bird that helps it to fly
wing
a limbless cold-blooded animal that lives wholly in water
fish
a large area of water surrounded by land
lake
to give a sharp cry, especially dogs, foxes or seals do this
to bark
the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body
tail
it grows on a bird's skin, people formerly wrote with the help of it
feather
an animal that kills and eats other animals
predator
a large area of trees in a tropical area that receives a lot of liquid from the clouds
rainforest
to kill for food
to hunt
the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth
beak
either of the two long, pointed teeth of an animal
tusk
any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body
mammal
a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand
desert
to break up and move the earth
to dig
a sharp and curved nail on the toe of an animal
claw
a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of certain animals
horn
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings
insect
a place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
nest
to use carelessly
to waste
each of the branched horns on the head of an adult deer, which are made of bone and are grown and cast annually
antler
a flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many fish, used for propelling, steering, and balancing
fin
a group of animals that have a dry scaly skin and typically lay soft-shelled eggs on land; snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises belong here
reptile
a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal
burrow
to search widely for food
to forage