Challenge your knowledge of specialized Arctic and Antarctic wildlife terms in this hard crossword puzzle designed for homeschool families focusing on Christmas animals.
Nocturnal Quadrupeds and Yuletide Fauna is a hard crossword puzzle with 13 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Nocturnal Quadrupeds and Yuletide Fauna
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- 1. Term suggesting decorative draping, but also name of a Christmas moth
- 3. Songbird whose name melds a parasitic plant and melodious call
- 4. Nocturnal spirit animal metaphorically linked to Christmas potion rituals
- 7. North American migratory counterpart to the European 'Rangifer'
- 8. Circumpolar cervid famed for guiding Saint Nick’s sleigh
- 10. Archaic term for a reindeer-herding nomad’s famed beast
- 11. Temporal descriptor associated with traditions involving festal creatures
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- 2. A weasel-like mammal prized historically for rich winter pelts
- 5. Acrobatic woodland bird known to appear in cold-season carols
- 6. Rapid aerial insectivore whose name evokes Santa’s entrance route
- 9. Coleopteran named for antler-like mandibles, often a winter collector’s rare find
- 12. Old French-derived term for a moose-like beast of the north woods
- 13. Flightless Antarctic bird often symbolizing winter festivities
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