holt - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • construct: British Waterways has constructed an otter holt from logs to encourage otters to return to the canal for breeding.
  • build: Edit Date: Sunday 18 Jun 2006 Event: Building an otter holt.
  • breed: The basis of site selection for otter is mainly breeding holts or holt complexes, together with the immediate surroundings and cover.

Adjective modifier

  • artificial: WT S RM 2. Monitor use of artificial holts by otters.

Modifies a noun

  • site: Leave old riverside trees which may provide holt sites among the roots or in a hollow trunk.

Noun used with modifier

  • otter: Edit Date: Sunday 18 Jun 2006 Event: Building an otter holt.
  • chamber: Two barn owl nest boxes were erected and an otter chamber holt dug.

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