Coral Reef Word Search

Words in the Coral Reef word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

coral

A reef-building animal that grows in hard colonies

fish

A gilled water animal, with thousands of reef species

ocean

The vast body of salt water that holds every reef

shark

A cartilage-boned fish that hunts around many reefs

eel

A long snake-shaped fish that hides in reef cracks

crab

A shelled animal with claws that scuttles along the reef

diver

A person who swims underwater, often with an air tank

turtle

A sea reptile that grazes on seagrass and sponges

sponge

A simple animal that filters food from passing water

octopus

An eight-armed animal that can change colour quickly

anemone

A stinging reef animal with soft waving tentacles

seahorse

A small upright fish that grips weeds with its tail

stingray

A flat fish that glides over sand near the reef

clownfish

An orange fish that shelters inside a sea anemone

plankton

Tiny drifting life that feeds much of the reef

lagoon

Calm shallow water held in behind a reef

snorkel

A breathing tube used to watch the reef from the surface

starfish

A five-armed sea animal that creeps slowly over coral

barrier

A reef type that runs parallel to shore, offshore

parrotfish

A fish that scrapes algae from coral with beak-like teeth

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