| DUMBO | ___ octopus, creature so named for its large, earlike fins |
| TITANOSAUR | Cretaceous beast named for its large size |
| PASSENGERPIGEON | Bird named for its large-scale migrations |
| MEGAMOUTH | 'This rarely seen one is named for its large jaw |
| GRANDCANYON | Arizona national park named for its large gorge |
| DFW | Texas airport named for its big metro area, for short |
| LEMON | __ shark, so named for its yellow color |
| RADIOCAR | Officer's vehicle, so named for its communication device |
| IMMUNOGLOBULINE | One of five human antibodies, so named for its epsilon chain |
| MOONFISH | Ocean dweller so named for its roundish, silvery body |
| NINEWEST | *Former fashion retailer so-named for its 57th Street address in Manhattan |
| WREN | Member in the genus Troglodytes, so named for its tendency to enter dark crevices |
| EDENPRAIRIE | Minnesota city SW of Minneapolis so named for its fertile soil |
| QUADBIKE | ATV, so named for its wheel count |
| DODO | From the Portuguese meaning "simpleton", a flightless bird hunted to extinction, so named for its apparent lack of fear of human beings (4) |
| OLDDRAGONSHEAD | Section of the eastern end of this puzzle's landmark, so named for its resemblance to a mythical beast drinking from the sea |
| SEAHARE | Marine slug named for its earlike appendages |
| DASH | "The Incredibles" boy, so named for his speed |
| HISSERS | Exotic cockroaches from Madagascar, so named for the sound they produce |
| MICE | Computer devices so-named for their cords, which suggest tails |
