Animals vocabulary and spelling words for kids

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20 essential animals vocabulary words

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1. adaptationA trait that helps an animal survive in its environment.
2. amphibianA cold-blooded animal that typically lives on land and in water.
3. camouflageColors or patterns that help an animal blend into its surroundings.
4. carnivoreAn animal that mainly eats other animals.
5. habitatThe natural place where an animal lives.
6. herbivoreAn animal that mainly eats plants.
7. hibernateTo spend a long period in a low-activity state.
8. instinctA behavior an animal is born knowing how to do.
9. invertebrateAn animal without a backbone.
10. mammalA warm-blooded animal whose young drink milk.
11. migrationSeasonal movement from one region to another.
12. nocturnalActive mainly during the night.
13. offspringThe young produced by an animal.
14. omnivoreAn animal that eats both plants and animals.
15. pollinatorAn animal that carries pollen between flowers.
16. predatorAn animal that hunts another animal for food.
17. preyAn animal hunted by another animal.
18. reptileA cold-blooded vertebrate with dry, scaly skin.
19. speciesA group of organisms able to reproduce with one another.
20. vertebrateAn animal with a backbone.

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