unt
unt — noun
1. a small burrowing animal with dark grey fur, a pointed pink nose, and very small
a small burrowing animal with dark grey fur, a pointed pink nose, and very small eyes, which lives in tunnels under the ground and is found across Europe
Owen saw that an unt had pushed up a mound of earth near the old tree.
uncountable noun + had pushed up + mound of earth
Lauren learned that an unt can dig a tunnel longer than a football field in one night.
an unt can dig + tunnel [length]
Hassan found a dead unt lying beside the fence after the heavy rain.
Gardeners complain that an unt leaves small piles of soil across the lawn.
The children watched an unt swim across a stream to reach fresh ground for digging.
- mole
the common modern word; 'mole' is used in everyday speech while 'unt' is restricted to historical or dialect writing
- European mole
the full scientific common name, used in biology and field guides
文法句型
an unt
plural: unts
用法筆記
This word is very old-fashioned and rarely used today. In modern English, 'mole' is the usual name for this animal.