aggregate Many parts that are packed close together.
barnacles Small animals related to crabs that live attached to rocks.
beach The sandy or rocky area at the edge of the ocean.
cormorant A dark-colored sea bird with a long neck, webbed feet, and a patch of bare skin under its hooked beak.
crab A sea animal with a wide, flat body covered with a thin, tough shell. The two front legs of crabs have strong pincers.
curlew A shorebird with a long, thin beak that curves down.
egret A white wading bird with long plumes.
godwit A shorebird with a thin, long bill that bends slightly upward. Godwits are related to curlews.
gull Any of several kinds of long-winged, web footed birds, usually white with gray or black backs and found near water.
hermit crab Any small crab that lives in the shells of other animals, such as a sea snail. When a hermit crab grows too big for its shell house, it moves into a bigger one.
holdfast A part of a plant such as a seaweed that clings to something.
kelp Any kind of large brown seaweed or a big mass of this seaweed.
limpet A tide pool animal with a cone shaped shell. Limpets move over the rocks looking for food and cling very tight if they are disturbed.
mussels Shell animals with soft bodies protected by two shells that can open like a box. Mussels live attached to rocks.
pelican A large sea bird with webbed feet and a very large beak with a pouch for scooping up fish.
plover A shore bird with a short, straight bill.
predator An animal that catches and eats other animals.
sea anemone A tide pool animal with tentacles.
sea hare A tide pool animal with a soft body like a snail without a shell.
sea star A tide pool animal with a tough, bumpy skin and five or more arms.
sea urchin A tide pool animal with a hard outer shell covered with sharp spines.
seaweed A plant growing in the sea, usually attached to rocks on the sea floor.
solitary Living alone and not part of a group.
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