It [a dormouse] dipped its brushy tail (somewhat resembling that of a fox) into the dish, and carried the milk in this manner to the mouth.
Source: wiktionary
Brushy
//ˈbɹʌʃi//
Synonyms for "brushy" (6 found)
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Translations
5 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- обрасъл с храсти adj (Having thick vegetation)
- подобен на четка adj (Having a similar texture to a fox's tail)
- рошав adj (Having a similar texture to a fox's tail)
- рунтав adj (Having a similar texture to a fox's tail)
German
1 entries- buschig adj (Having a similar texture to a fox's tail)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The northern variety living in the forests of New South Wales and Queensland have smaller ears, shorter feet and a longer, brushier tail than those in the Victorian woods to the south.
Source: wiktionary
Throughout much of northern Alaska, tundra is becoming brushier and giving way to forest. As tundra diminishes, animals that depend on it for food or nesting habitat—caribou and many birds—are likely to lose out.
Source: wiktionary
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