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Record 1 1997-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
OBS

burrow [verb]: of an animal: to progress through the earth by means of digging movements.

CONT

Castings are indigestible remnants of meals swallowed by burrowing invertebrates.

CONT

Burrowing bug.

CONT

Burrowing organism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Se dit des mammifères ou des insectes qui creusent le sol avec une grande facilité.

DEF

Qualifie un organisme marin qui vit et se déplace dans le sédiment soit pour s'y protéger, soit pour y trouver sa nourriture; ex. la langoustine, le lançon, le couteau.

CONT

Par la formation de trous et l'érection de monticules, les organismes fouisseurs semblent avoir une action dans le déplacement des nodules et leur basculement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
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