Our Feathered Friends
This common animal can kill up to 3.7 billion birds per year
domestic cats
"Moon" adjective
(5 letters)
lunar
In the Christmas carol "Silent Night", "all is" this, "all is bright"
calm
"Farewell" in Spanish, it derives from a term meaning "may (you) be (commended) to God"
adios
Rock, Paper, ____________
Scissors
(a choosing game)
This bird was once used as a carrier
pigeon
"Flesh devouring" adjective
(11 letters)
carnivorous
These creatures swim hundreds of miles upriver from the Pacific to spawn
salmon
It's the perch you proverbially "rule" when you have total control
the roost
Lather, Rinse, ___________
Repeat
(instructions on a shampoo bottle)
This bird lays the tiniest egg.
hummingbird
"Before the war"
(10 letters)
antebellum
Part of your lower leg, or a baby black Angus
a calf
Bike shorts are often made of this 5-letter fabric that DuPont began marketing in 1962
Lycra
Veni, Vidi, ____________
Vici
(Julius Caesar’s quote: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”)
This is the term for the study of birds
Ornithology
"Underground"
(12 letters)
subterranean
There's a silent L in this word for silently sneaking up on prey
stalk
It means a two-footed creature
a biped
Liberté, Egalité, _________
Fraternité
(the national motto of France)
This bird eats algae and brine shrimp, giving it a pink hue
flamingo
"The knowledge of laws"
(13 letters)
jurisprudence
"To act on" someone's this is to represent their interests
behalf
This French word means a feeling of tedium & dissatisfaction
ennui
Executive, Legislative, and _____________
Judicial
(the three branches of the US government)