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| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| anthill |
a pile of earth made by ants as they dig their underground nest. Anthills are found near the nest entrance. |
| ant lion |
any of several lace-winged insects whose larvae dig holes in which they trap ants or other insects for food. |
| burrow |
to dig into or in the earth. [1/3 definitions] |
| clam |
to search or dig for clams. [1/2 definitions] |
| claw |
to scratch, tear, dig, or pull with or as if with claws. [1/4 definitions] |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. [1/2 definitions] |
| ditch |
to dig a trench in or around. [1/7 definitions] |
| dug1 |
past tense and past participle of dig. |
| elephant |
an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants have curved tusks, huge, floppy ears, and four long, thick legs. Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, or lift things. They use their tusks to dig roots. Elephants travel in herds, eating tons of plants every day. African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people. |
| excavate |
to dig up and remove material from. |
| exhume |
to dig out, esp. from a grave; disinter. [1/2 definitions] |
| fork |
to pierce, dig, lift, or carry with a fork. [1/4 definitions] |
| grub |
the larva of some beetles and other insects. Grubs are a young stage in the growth of the insect. They look like short, fat worms. [3 definitions] |
| hoe |
to use a hoe on; dig or weed. [1/2 definitions] |
| jackhammer |
a large tool with a motor used to dig in rock or other hard material. |
| mine2 |
a hole or area of holes made in the earth from which coal, gold, silver, or other things are taken. [2 definitions] |
| motmot |
any of a variety of tropical American birds related to the kingfisher that have long tails and blue or green plumage, and that dig out tunnels in which they nest. |
| paw |
to hit, dig at, or scrape with claws or feet. [1/3 definitions] |
| root2 |
to dig or turn over soil. [2 definitions] |
| sap2 |
to dig saps. [1/4 definitions] |
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