burrow
noun
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
burrower
-
a word derived from
burrow.
Example Sentences
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Its small, flat, triangular cerebellum, for instance, indicates it was likely an adept burrower, but other features imply that it didn’t spend its entire life underground, the researchers report today in Science Advances.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023
“I'm more of a much burrower and just push narrowly, straight ahead.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2015
It is the only burrower of the family.
From Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
He is a native of Australia, and is a powerful burrower.
From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal
An owl hooted, and the rustling of brushwood told me of the near proximity of some fur-coated burrower in the ground.
From Scottish Ghost Stories by O'Donnell, Elliott
