burrow

Japanese: burrow
burrow

...The concept thus expanded is also applied to ants, termites, and bees (although most beehives are for reproduction). This image is further extended to the "burrows" of crabs, shellfish, and lugworms on tidal flats. Gorillas and chimpanzees also build "nests" from tree branches every evening to sleep (for birds, these are called "roosts" or "roost holes," not "nests").

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "burrow" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…こうして拡張された概念はアリ,シロアリ,ミツバチなどにも適用されることになる(多くのハチの巣は繁殖用のものであるが)。このイメージはさらに干潟のカニや貝やゴカイの〈巣穴burrow〉にまで広げられている。 また,ゴリラやチンパンジーは毎日夕方に樹枝で就眠用の〈巣〉を造る(鳥についてはこのようなものは〈ねぐら〉または〈ねぐら穴〉と呼んで巣とはいわない)。…

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