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Definition of drey in English: dreynounPlural dreysdreɪdrā The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree. （通常用一堆细枝搭在树上的）松鼠窝 Example sentencesExamples - They rear their young in stick nests or ‘dreys’, are less active in winter, and do not hibernate or bury nuts as winter store.
- We'll be together in our bear's cave, and our squirrel's drey, and we'll live on honey, and nuts, and we'll sing songs about ourselves - about warm trees and snug caves, and lying in the sun.
- At another site it was decided to remove a grey squirrel from its winter drey.
- The Siberian flying squirrel is a nocturnal arboreal rodent, which nests in tree cavities, twig dreys, and nest-boxes.
- The red squirrel's home is a drey, which is a hollow ball made of twigs and leaves in a fork amongst the branches close to the trunk of a tree.
Synonyms lair, sett, earth, lodge, burrow, hole, tunnel, cave, dugout, hollow, covert, shelter, hiding place, hideout
OriginEarly 17th century: of unknown origin. Definition of drey in US English: dreynoundrā The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree. （通常用一堆细枝搭在树上的）松鼠窝 Example sentencesExamples - At another site it was decided to remove a grey squirrel from its winter drey.
- They rear their young in stick nests or ‘dreys’, are less active in winter, and do not hibernate or bury nuts as winter store.
- The Siberian flying squirrel is a nocturnal arboreal rodent, which nests in tree cavities, twig dreys, and nest-boxes.
- The red squirrel's home is a drey, which is a hollow ball made of twigs and leaves in a fork amongst the branches close to the trunk of a tree.
- We'll be together in our bear's cave, and our squirrel's drey, and we'll live on honey, and nuts, and we'll sing songs about ourselves - about warm trees and snug caves, and lying in the sun.
Synonyms lair, sett, earth, lodge, burrow, hole, tunnel, cave, dugout, hollow, covert, shelter, hiding place, hideout
OriginEarly 17th century: of unknown origin. |