单词 | burrowing |
释义 | burrowingn. The action of burrow v.1 Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > terrestrial animal > on or under the ground > that burrows > making burrows burrowing1771 1771 Barrington in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 4 Its property of burrowing. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 161/2 With reference to its burrowing habits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022). burrowingadj. That burrows. burrowing dog n. : the coyote n. or prairie-wolf, Canis latrans. burrowing owl n. : an American species of owl ( Noctua cunicularia) dwelling in burrows made by itself, or by other animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > that burrows burrowing1757 fodient1881 the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > athene cunicularia (burrowing owl) burrowing owl1757 prairie owl1846 1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 5 Where the burrowing rabbit turns the dust. 1808 E. Home in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 307 The mole, or other burrowing animals. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 121/2 The well-known burrowing little owl. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 40 Crambe maritima..Rootstock..burrowing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1771adj.1757 |
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