Benchmark Vocabulary, U3 W2

animals (such as a frog or toad) that can live both on land and in water

• frogs

• amphibians

• mammals

• reptiles

animals that feed milk to their young and that usually have hair or fur covering most of their skin

• elephants

• amphibians

• mammals

• reptiles

animals that have cold blood, that lay eggs, and that have bodies covered with scales or hard parts

• fish

• amphibians

• mammals

• reptiles

a short layer of hair in an animal's fur coat

• undercoat

• overcoat

• coat of paint

• undergoat

slightly or barely wet: not completely dry

• durable

• moist

• shed

• inedible

to get rid of extra fur or skin

• durable

• moist

• shed

• inedible

Able to last; strong

• durable

• moist

• shed

• inedible

not fit or safe for eating

• durable

• moist

• shed

• inedible