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Animals & living things

Creatures, habitats and how living things behave. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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squeak
nounFoundation
a short, high-pitched sound
Similar:
squeal

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amphibian
nounCore
a cold-blooded animal that can live both in water and on land
Similar:
frog
bleats
verbCore
makes the high, wobbly cry of a sheep or goat
Similar:
baas
bray
verbAdvanced
to make a loud, harsh sound like a donkey
Similar:
call
Opposite:
hum
burgeon
verbStretch
to grow or increase quickly
Similar:
flourish
Opposite:
decline
chameleon
nounAdvanced
a lizard that can change the colour of its skin
Similar:
changer
croak
verbCore
to make a deep, rough sound in the throat
Similar:
rasp
Opposite:
chant
existence
nounCore
the state of being real or alive
Similar:
being
Opposite:
absence
extinction
nounAdvanced
the dying out of a whole type of living thing
Similar:
die-out
Opposite:
continuation
flora
nounAdvanced
all the plants that grow in a particular place
Similar:
plants
Opposite:
fauna
flourish
verbCore
to grow strongly and do very well
Similar:
thrive
Opposite:
decline
foal
nounCore
a young horse
Similar:
young horse
habitat
nounCore
the natural place where an animal or plant lives
Similar:
home
Opposite:
absence

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