burro
noun
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
burros
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pluralof burro.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Though many residents share a love for the wild burros, others see them as a public safety risk due to the possibility of car crashes, property damage or injuries during close encounters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
“A lot of people that we know bought houses specifically in this area because the burros were here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
Donkeys or wild burros are descended from domesticated donkeys left behind by gold miners more than a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
They knew how it would feel to let the horses run through the cool air; they had been traveling slowly in the dust and sun beside the burros for over a week.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
