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• For example, an ichnofossil might be the preserved track an animal, or its burrow.From the entry ichnofossil
• The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.From the entry aardvark
• Burrowing bivalves are infauna that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.From the entry infauna
• Some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.From the entry scratch
• Some of the descendants of this cyclopean ancestor left their burrows and started to swim.2026 February 23, Carl Zimmer, “The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One. Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate…. From the entry ancestor
• Their small supple forms slipped busily along the floor at dusk, continually perfecting their burrows.2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 442. From the entry muskrat
• Makes me wanna burrow underground n' hibernate for a season or two.2016 April 8, @JVCKJ, Twitter. From the entry stalk
• Most psammophilic species have expanded tibiae that function as shovels when these beetles are burrowing.2016, Rolf G. Beutel, Richard A.B. Leschen, Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics, →ISBN. From the entry psammophilic
• The sixth prosomal appendage is modified in both xiphosurids and chasmataspidids for use in locomotion or burrowing.2015 September 1, James C. Lamsdell et al., “The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from…. From the entry chasmataspidid
• In years of late meltoff, ground squirrels emerge and burrow up through the snow with little difficulty.2013, H.H. Genoways, Current Mammalogy - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 169. From the entry meltoff
• The majority of these spiders live in burrows in the soil.2012, Richard A. Bradley, Common Spiders of North America. From the entry rastellum
• Generally echiuroids are sedentary, remaining in their holes or burrows and extending the proboscis to feed.2012, Diana R. Kershaw, Animal Diversity, →ISBN, page 198. From the entry echiuroid
• Mama puffin arrives and lays her mouthful of live fish close to the front of the burrow.2007, Katherine Zecca, A Puffin’s Year, [Camden, Me.]: Down East Books, →ISBN. From the entry puffling
• Aria Montgomery burrowed her face in her best friend Alison DiLaurentis's lawn.2006, Sara Shepard, chapter 1, in Pretty Little Liars, Hachette Digital, →ISBN. From the entry aria
• Then the quick-moving viscachas scramble into their dens in the rocks or burrow into the ground.2003, Elaine Egbert, Nature in a Nutshell: Daily Devotions for Juniors, page 236. From the entry viscacha
• They have quite elaborate burrows, with nest chambers and multiple entrances.1984, Norma J. Persson, God and Nature, A Book of Devotions for Christians Who Love Wildlife, page 75. From the entry long-eared jerboa
• Homoeoneuria burrows in loose sand and feeds on material caught in the hairs on the legs.1979, Dennis M. Lehmkuhl, How to Know the Aquatic Insects (The Pictured Key Nature Series), Dubuque, I.A.: Wm. C. Brown Company…. From the entry fibrilliform
• When placed on the bedding, they will quickly burrow out of sight.1971 December 1, “How It's Done: Build An Earthworm Bed. Reprinted from Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine”, in Field and Stream, volume…. From the entry red wiggler
• Boodies are sociable animals and since they dig burrows, considerable warrens can be formed.1968, Vincent Serventy, Wildlife of Australia, page 34. From the entry boodie
• Beowulf had scarcely died before the faint-hearts came crawling out of their burrows.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 48. From the entry faint-heart
• Very often you will notice a slightly onion-y smell about the resting burrow of a male platypus.1934, F[rancesca] R[aimonde] La Monte, M[icaela] H. Welch, Vanishing Wilderness, New York, N.Y.: Liveright Publishing Company, page 225. From the entry onion-y
• You don't need to burrow inside the host: Ectoparasites like you just need to live on the skin.2023, translated in 2025, Berta Páramo and translated by Marc Correa Haro, Lice: How to Survive on Humans, page 47. From the entry ectoparasite
• Together they’ve helped both actors burrow deeply into their roles and have made sure that our sympathies divide neatly.2018 April 10, Alexis Soloski, “Review: In ‘Dutch Masters,’ Subway Seatmates, So Close and Yet So Far”, in The New York Times. From the entry broish
• However, with the growth of young animals, the gerbils visit neighboring burrows and the plague spot therefore expands.2016, Ruifu Yang, Andrey Anisimov, Yersinia pestis: Retrospective and Perspective, page 111. From the entry plague spot
• I live in a burrow of motors.2011, Rupert Schmitt, The Mad Professor, Bloomington: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 485. From the entry silflay
• The ceiling is too low in this burrow.2011, Rupert Schmitt, The Mad Professor, Bloomington: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 485. From the entry silflay
• He burrowed his head contentedly into his pillow.2011, Hobb Whittons, Blue Fire Burning, page 168. From the entry bedknob
• The only abundant ichnofossils are large and inclined structures in La Cancha Bed (Profile K), interpreted as mammal burrows.2010, Eduardo S. Bellosi et al., “21: Ichnofacies Examination of the Sarmiento Formation”, in R. H. Madden, A. A. Carlini, M. G. Vucetich…. From the entry ichnofossil
• Oval tests with specific ventral morphology for efficient burrowing allowed spatangoids to burrow deeply in sand to avoid gastropod predation.2010, Kenichi Kanazawa, “Adaptive evolution in Cenozoic spatangoid echinoids”, in Mike Reich, Joachim Reitner, Vanessa Roden, Ben Thuy…. From the entry spatangoid
• Pelophilous species burrow in sandy loam and clay soils, and display ecomorphological adaptations to assist with loosening these compacted substrata.2007, Bernhard A. Huber, Bradley J. Sinclair, Karl-Heinz Lampe, African Biodiversity, page 43. From the entry pelophilous
• Squilloids, eurysquilloids, parasquilloids and lysiosquilloids burrow in soft, level substrates.2004, Gary C. B. Poore, Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia. From the entry squilloid
• Here is what a wombat burrow may look like.2003, Mark Fox, Discovering Australian Animals, page 34. From the entry texta
• Using coloured pencils or textas, colour in the wombat burrows.2003, Mark Fox, Discovering Australian Animals, page 34. From the entry texta
• Jerboas often lie on their side when sleeping in the burrow in order to better accommodate their long legs.1999, Ronald M. Nowak, editor, Rodentia; Family Dipopidae: Birch Mice, Jumping Mice, and Jerboas: Walker's Mammals of the World, volume 1…. From the entry jerboa
• A very popular one in Scotland has been the moudiewark or mole, a burrowing creature that creates hummocks in the ground.1999, Sheila Douglas, “Maidenheids and Moudiewarks: Scotland and the Bawdy Song Tradition”, in Studies in Scottish Literature, volume 31…. From the entry moudiewark
• Others, such as members of the family Epidermoptidae, burrow in the skin and may cause a mangelike condition.1990, Georgi, Jay R., 1928-, Parasitology for veterinarians, page 66. From the entry mangelike
• Several reports in the literature indicate that these birds are well adapted to this condition and re-excavate burrows quickly.1974, Space Shuttle Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB): Environmental Impact Statement, page F-34. From the entry re-excavate

Meaning of burrow

1. noun A tunnel or hole, or a system of tunnels, often as dug by a small creature for use as a home.
2. verb To dig a tunnel or hole.
3. verb To move underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort.

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Questions about burrow in a sentence

How do you use burrow in a sentence?

Burrow is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The young girl burrowed into the bed.”

What is a short sentence with burrow?

“I live in a burrow of motors.”

What does burrow mean?

Burrow means a tunnel or hole, or a system of tunnels, often as dug by a small creature for use as a home.