巣穴 — meaning in English

English meaning

• burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
• cell noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.

Senses

巣穴 is used for these senses in English:

• burrow A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
• cell (biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.]
• cell (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. [from 19th c.]

burrow — full definition

1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

cell — full definition

1. noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
2. noun A small locked room in a prison or police station.
3. noun A device that stores electrical energy, used alone or grouped into a battery.
4. noun A small group forming part of a larger, often secretive, organization.

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