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burrowing

English

Verb

burrowing

  1. present participle of burrow

Noun

burrowing (plural burrowings)

  1. The act or result of making a burrow.
    • 1825, Thomas Thomson, Richard Phillips, Edward William Brayley, Annals of Philosophy
      These perforations may be readily distinguished from those more oblique and lateral burrowings which are often found in secondary fossils […]

Derived terms

  • burrowing junction

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spermophile

English

Etymology

From spermo- +? -phile, hence, "seed-lover".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sp??(?)m?fa?l/

Noun

spermophile (plural spermophiles)

  1. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel.

Synonyms

  • suslik, souslik
  • ground squirrel
  • gopher

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sp??.m?.fil/

Noun

spermophile m (plural spermophiles)

  1. spermophile

Derived terms

  • spermophile à mante dorée des Cascades

Further reading

  • “spermophile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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