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animales fosorios

English translation: burrowing animals

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Spanish term or phrase:animales fosorios
English translation:burrowing animals
Entered by: Patricia Gutiérrez

21:13 Mar 13, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Zoology
Spanish term or phrase: animales fosorios
La fauna que, principalmente se afectarían por la alteración y destrucción de su hábitat comprende los animales arbóreos, tanto diurnos como nocturnos, como lo son los monos, ardillas, zarigüeyas, aves en nidos e iguanas, por efecto del derribo de los árboles. También los animales fosorios (subterráneos), semifosorios y los de la hojarasca (habitan en la superficie del suelo), entre ellos los conejos pintados, serpientes y ranas, serán afectados por la caída de los árboles y/o por el movimiento de tierra y el paso de los vehículos pesados. Además en el caso de algunos de los reptiles (cocodrilos y caimanes que existen en las lagunas que van a ser drenadas
y rellenadas con material excavado o dragado), es probable que se afecten temporalmente.

Gracias de antemano!
Patricia Gutiérrez
Local time: 04:01
burrowing animals
Explanation:
This is one possibility. Fosorio is the Spanish form of the Latin derivative fossorial, which means digging. Fossorial, soil dwelling, digging animals, or just "fossorials" would also be possibilities.
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John Speese
United States
Local time: 22:01
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gracias
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2burrowing animals / fossorial animals
Carlos Segura
5 +1burrowing animals
John Speese


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
burrowing animals / fossorial animals


Explanation:
Burrowing more common, I think.

Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
46 mins
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agree  Egmont
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
burrowing animals


Explanation:
This is one possibility. Fosorio is the Spanish form of the Latin derivative fossorial, which means digging. Fossorial, soil dwelling, digging animals, or just "fossorials" would also be possibilities.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossorial
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fossorial+mammal
John Speese
United States
Local time: 22:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
gracias

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agree  Carlos Vergara
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