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January 2024
mysterious
(mih-STIHR-ee-uhss)
adjective
Hard to explain or understand.
Can you say mysterious?
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blubber
(BLUH-bur)
noun
The layer of fat under the skin of animals like seals, whales, walruses, and narwhals.
Can you say blubber?
WorldFoto/Alamy Stock Photo
pods
(pahdz)
A pod is a small group of sea animals. Narwhals live in pods.
Can you say pods?
Panther Media GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo
tusk
(tusk)
A long, pointy tooth that grows outside the mouths of some animals. Elephants have two tusks. Narwhals have one tusk.
Can you say tusk?
© McPHOTO/E. u. H. Pum/AGE Fotostock (Elephant); © Paul Nicklen (Narwhal)