brushy
Collocations
3VERB + BRUSHY
dipped
BRUSHY + NOUN
tail
ADV.
somewhat
Definitions
adj
Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.
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.
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.
Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3It [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.
WiktionaryThe 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.
WiktionaryThroughout 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
Wiktionary