BURROWING

Meaning of BURROWING in English

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burrow

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

BURROWING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Burrow
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BURROWING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of burrow.
Webster English vocab
BURROWING — locomotion of a type found in both terrestrial and aquatic animal groups. Some fossorial animals dig short permanent burrows in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURROWING — Burrowing
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURROWING — образование свища или пазухи, содержащих гной
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
BURROWING — Burrowing
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURROWING OWL — Burrowing owl (Speotyto cunicularia) (species Speotyto cunicularia), small owl of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) that inhabits prairie lands of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOPHER — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the southern United States, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOPHER — I. ˈgōfə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for earlier megopher, of unknown origin 1. a. : a burrowing land …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURROW — I. ˈbər.(ˌ)ō, ˈbə.(ˌ)rō, -ər.ə, -ə.rə, often -ər.əw or -ə.rəw+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English borugh, borow, perhaps from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOPHER — I. ˈgō-fər noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 1. : a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURROW — I. ˈbər-(ˌ)ō; ˈbə-(ˌ)rō noun Etymology: Middle English borow Date: 13th century : a hole or excavation in the ground made …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOPHER — noun a large burrowing snake (spilotes couperi) of the southern united states. 2. gopher ·noun a large land tortoise (testudo …
Webster English vocab
GOPHER — [ 'gəʊfə ] ■ noun 1》 (also pocket ~ ) a burrowing American rodent with fur-lined pouches on its cheeks. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOSSORIAL — [ fɒ'sɔ:rɪəl ] ■ adjective Zoology (of an animal) burrowing. ↘(of limbs) adapted for use in burrowing. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOPHER — [go.pher] n [origin unknown] (1791) 1: a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.; broadly: any of several …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURROW — [bur.row] n [ME borow] (13c): a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit) for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOIL ORGANISM — any organism inhabiting the soil during part or all of its life. Soil organisms, which range in size from microscopic …
Britannica English vocabulary
RODENT — House mouse (Mus musculus) any member of the order Rodentia, the most abundant order of mammals. At present, over a …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECTIVORE — Forest elephant shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus). any member of the mammalian order Insectivora, which includes the shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and several …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANDICOOT RAT — (species Bandicota indica), large, blackish brown burrowing rat belonging to the family Muridae (order Rodentia), of India and Sri Lanka; …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANIMAL DISEASE
Britannica English vocabulary
AMPHIBIAN — any member of a class (Amphibia) of cold-blooded vertebrate animals that are midway in evolutionary development between fishes and reptiles. …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORM
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSORIAL — adj. 1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. [med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORM
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSSORIAL — adj. 1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. [ med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORM
Oxford English vocab
FOSSORIAL — adj.1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. Etymology: med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL)
Oxford English vocab
BURROW — ( burrows, burrowing, burrowed) 1. A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB down ▪ In burrowing down , the fish made a tube through the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Английский словарь Webster

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