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'Sweetmeat' describes sugary foods, such as sweets.
'Venomous' is the capacity to produce poison. A jellyfish, for example, is venomous. An 'androgynous' animal is one which has female and male parts, like a slug. A 'tame' animal is one which is capable of living with people, a dog for example. Think about some more animals that you can relate these words to |
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A 'scapegoat' is somebody who is falsely implicated to save someone else.
'Stuffed' refers to dead animals that are stuffed with material to make them look alive. It is also used to describe a person who has eaten too much food! 'Spineless' animals do not have spines (such as a fly) but it also means a cowardly person. An 'anthropoid' is an animal which looks similar to humans. Think about some more animals that you can relate these words to |
A 'bookworm' is a person who reads a lot of books.
'Aquatic' refers to animal life in or near water. 'Arboreal' refers to trees or animals which live in trees. 'Simian' means 'like monkeys'. Think about some animals that you can relate these words to |
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An 'underdog' is a person who is not expected to win in a contest.
A 'predatory' animal is one which kills and eats other animals, such as a lion. 'Purebred' means 'having parents of the same breed' and is usually used to describe horses or dogs, but occasionally people. An 'asexual' animal does not have sexual organs. Can you think of some animals that you can relate these words to? |
The word 'forbear' is not related to the animals, bears. It means 'to keep (or bear) back'.
A 'pedigree' animal is from a long generation of single breeds. A 'captive' animal is a wild animal kept in a park or a zoo. A 'caged' animal is one which is kept in a cage. Think about some animals that you can use these words to describe |
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No, it's not a trick! As well as meaning 'to hold back' the word 'forebear' also means 'an ancestor or forefather'.
'Cold-blooded' animals change their body temperature as per the environment. An 'omnivorous' animal is an animal that eats both plants and animals. A 'parasitic' animal lives in or on another animal and feeds on it. Can you think of some animals that you can use these words to describe? |
A 'daisywheel' is a component of a computer printer.
'Diurnal' animals are active at both night and day. A 'downy' animal is one that is covered in soft feathers or hair. A 'nocturnal' animal is active only at night-time. Think about some animals that you can relate these words to |
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A 'weathercock' is a weather vane used to show the direction of the wind.
A 'man-eating' animal is one which kills humans and eats them, for example, a shark. 'Migratory' animals are ones that migrate to warmer climes during weather they find inclement, for example geese. A 'draught' animal is used for jobs that require pulling heavy objects. Think about some animals that you can use these words to describe |
'Dogged' means 'to be persistent' and is most often used to describe people who never give in.
'Horned' animals are those that have horns. 'Freshwater' animals are those that live in water that is not salty and is usually used to describe fish. 'Lop-eared' animals are those that have long, drooping ears. Can you think of some animals that you can describe with these words? |
'Web-footed' describes toes (usually belonging to animals!) which are joined together by skin, such as on a duck.
'Amphibious' is the capability of coping equally well on both land and in water, like a frog, although this word is often used to describe military vehicles.
'Warm-blooded' is the ability to stay warm in both warm and cold conditions.
Think about some more animals that you can relate these words to