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.
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Brushy
/ˈbɹʌʃi/
Synonyms for "brushy" (9 found)
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6 entriesbrush thicketbrushland habitatbrushy hillsidebrushy vegetationdense brushscrubby terrain
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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.
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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.
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