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American football player (born 1996)
Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League
Joe_Burrow
Underground animal home dug in soft dirt
A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct
Burrow
English rugby league footballer (1982–2024)
Geoffrey Burrow CBE (26 September 1982 – 2 June 2024) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or hooker. Burrow spent
Rob_Burrow
Surname list
Burrow is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Burrow (born 1963), South African tennis player Bob Burrow (1934–2019), American
Burrow_(surname)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Burrow or burrow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A burrow is a hole made by an animal. Burrow may also refer to: Burrow, a small mound or
Burrow_(disambiguation)
American gridiron football player and coach (born 1953)
James Arthur Burrow (born November 29, 1953), commonly known as Jimmy Burrow, is an American former professional football defensive back in the Canadian
Jim_Burrow
2008 film
The Burrowers is a 2008 American horror Western film written and directed by J. T. Petty. It stars Clancy Brown, William Mapother, Karl Geary, Sean Patrick
The_Burrowers
Strand on Howth Head, County Dublin
Burrow Beach, also known as the Hole in the Wall locally, is a beach in Sutton, in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. It neighbours Claremont Beach by Howth
Burrow_Beach
American train-robber and outlaw
Reuben Houston Burrow (December 11, 1855 – October 9, 1890) was a train-robber and outlaw in the Southern and Southwestern United States. During the final
Rube_Burrow
Topics referred to by the same term
Burrows may refer to: Plural of burrow Burrows (surname), people with the surname Burrows Burrows (electoral district), a provincial electoral district
Burrows
American television director (1940–2026)
James Edward Burrows (December 30, 1940 – June 19, 2026) was an American television director. He received numerous accolades, including 11 Primetime Emmy
James_Burrows
Civil parish in Lancashire, England
Burrow-with-Burrow is a civil parish in the English county of Lancashire. The parish of Burrow-with-Burrow had a population of 191 recorded in the 2001
Burrow-with-Burrow
American psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and psychologist
Nicholas Trigant Burrow (September 7, 1875 – May 24, 1950) was an American psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, psychologist, and, alongside Joseph H. Pratt and
Trigant_Burrow
British Indologist (1909–1986)
Thomas Burrow (/ˈbʌroʊ/; 29 June 1909 – 8 June 1986) was an Indologist and the Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 1944 to 1976;
Thomas_Burrow
2020 Pixar short film by Madeline Sharafian
Burrow is a 2020 American animated short film written and directed by Madeline Sharafian, produced by Michael Capbarat at Pixar Animation Studios, and
Burrow_(film)
Species of owl
The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged, primarily terrestrial—though not flightless—species of owl native to the open landscapes
Burrowing_owl
Hill in the United Kingdom
Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled
Burrow_Mump
American racing driver
Chase Burrow (born November 2, 2004) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the zMAX CARS Tour, driving the No.
Chase_Burrow
Topics referred to by the same term
John Burrow may refer to: J. W. Burrow (John Wyon Burrow), English historian of intellectual history John F. Burrow, American politician in Mississippi
John_Burrow
Tidal island in Gosport overlooking Portsmouth
50°48′12″N 1°07′16″W / 50.8033°N 1.121°W / 50.8033; -1.121 Burrow Island (also known as 'Rat Island' or 'Ratty') is a tidal island in Gosport, United
Burrow_Island
2024 novel by Melanie Cheng
The Burrow is a 2024 novel by Melanie Cheng. The book, which is set during the COVID-19 pandemic, follows a family in the aftermath of their daughter's
The_Burrow_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Burrower may refer to: Burrowing animals, any animals that excavate burrows Sandburrowers, a family of fishes The Burrowers, a 2008 film Burrower bugs
Burrower
English footballer (born 1992)
Jordan Burrow (born 12 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Worksop Town. He has
Jordan_Burrow
American sound editor
Milton Cathey Burrow (October 30, 1920 – January 9, 2018) was an American sound editor. He was nominated at the 62nd Academy Awards for the film Black
Milton_Burrow
Northern Ireland politician
Jon Burrows MLA (born October 1977) is a Northern Irish politician who has served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) since 31 January 2026.
Jon_Burrows
British cyclist
Jamie Burrow (born 23 January 1977) is a British former professional road racing cyclist. Aged 12, Burrow started racing in time trials, encouraged by
Jamie_Burrow
American college football season
and benefited from the later NFL success of Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, and Ja'Marr Chase (Burrow finished 1st in NFL passing yards in 2024, and Chase
2019_LSU_Tigers_football_team
Topics referred to by the same term
Edward Burrow may refer to: Edward Burrow (priest) (1785–1861), English divine and miscellaneous writer Edward Burrow (MP) for Cockermouth (UK Parliament
Edward_Burrow
Network of rabbit burrows
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A warren is a network of interconnected burrows dug by rabbits. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishments
Warren_(burrow)
Australian retired professional surfer
Taj Burrow (born 2 June 1978) is an Australian retired professional surfer. Taj retired from the WSL World Tour in June 2016 where he left a legacy of
Taj_Burrow
American football player (born 1948)
Kenneth Robert Burrow (born March 29, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons for the Atlanta
Ken_Burrow
Headland in Wigtownshire, Scotland
Burrow Head is a headland located approximately two miles south-west of Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, and is the second southernmost point
Burrow_Head
English legal reporter and scholar
Sir James Burrow FRS FSA (28 November 1701 – 5 November 1782) was an English scholar and legal reporter at Inner Temple, London, and was vice president
James_Burrow
Australian trade unionist (born 1954)
Sharan Leslie Burrow AC (born 12 December 1954) is an Australian trade unionist who served as the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation
Sharan_Burrow
American writer, director and humorist (1910–1985)
Abe Burrows (born Abram Solman Borowitz; December 18, 1910 – May 17, 1985) was an American writer, composer, humorist, director for radio and the stage
Abe_Burrows
English cricketer
Stephen Burrow (born 13 January 1958) is a former English cricketer. Burrow was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at
Stephen_Burrow
English rugby union player
Tom Burrow (born 27 July 2005) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby side Sale Sharks. From Yorkshire
Tom_Burrow
Hamlet in Lancashire, England
Nether Burrow is a small hamlet in the Lunesdale Valley of North Lancashire, England. It is a small settlement on the banks of the River Lune. There is
Nether_Burrow
British actress, model and writer
Saffron Burrows (born 22 October 1972) is a British actress who has appeared in films such as Circle of Friends, Wing Commander, Deep Blue Sea, Gangster
Saffron_Burrows
American football player (born 1962)
Curtis D. Burrow (born December 11, 1962) is an American former professional football player. He played college football for the Central Arkansas Bears
Curtis_Burrow
Trace fossil
Burrow fossils are the remains of burrows - holes or tunnels excavated into the ground or seafloor - by animals to create a space suitable for habitation
Burrow_fossil
English mathematician, surveyor and orientalist (1747-1792)
Reuben Burrow (30 December 1747 – 7 June 1792) was an English mathematician, surveyor and orientalist. Initially a teacher, he was appointed assistant
Reuben_Burrow
South African tennis player
Andrew Burrow (born 17 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Burrow attended the University of Miami for four years, during
Andrew_Burrow
English divine and miscellaneous writer (1785-1861)
Edward John Burrow, D.D, F.R.S (1785 – 8 August 1861) was an English divine and miscellaneous writer. A member of Magdalene College, Cambridge, he graduated
Edward_Burrow_(priest)
British rugby league award
Burrow Award is presented annually to the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final. It is named after former Leeds Rhinos player Rob Burrow,
Rob_Burrow_Award
Australian health educator, businesswoman, and Catholic leader (1899-1987)
Kathleen Mary Burrow MBE (1899 - 1987) was an Australian physiotherapist, educator, businesswoman, and Catholic lay leader. She and her sister Anne founded
Kathleen_Mary_Burrow
British historian (1935–2009)
John Wyon Burrow, FBA (4 June 1935 in Southsea – 3 November 2009 in Witney, Oxfordshire) was an English historian of intellectual history. His published
J._W._Burrow
Short story by Franz Kafka
"The Burrow" (German: "Der Bau") is an unfinished short story by Franz Kafka written six months before his death. In the story a badger-like creature struggles
The_Burrow_(short_story)
Species of wasp
and patio slabs. Females may share a burrow, digging their own nest cells off the main tunnel. A typical burrow is 25–50 cm (10–20 in) deep and about
Sphecius_speciosus
The Burrow is an organisation linked to South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Football Club, based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South
The Burrow (supporters' group)
The_Burrow_(supporters'_group)
Surname list
Burrowes is a surname. Notable people with the name include: David Burrowes (born 1969), British politician Brian Burrowes (1896–1963), bishop in the Scottish
Burrowes
Country house in Lancashire, England
Burrow Hall is a large 18th-century country house in Burrow-with-Burrow, Lancashire, England, which lies in the Lune Valley on the A683 some 2 miles (3 km)
Burrow_Hall
Burrow-with-Burrow is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 25 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List
Listed buildings in Burrow-with-Burrow
Listed_buildings_in_Burrow-with-Burrow
Burrowing mammal native to Africa
The aardvark (/ˈɑːrd.vɑːrk/ ; Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. The aardvark is the only living member
Aardvark
Rugby player
Greggory Howard Burrow (born 15 May 1962) is an Australian former rugby union player. Burrow was educated at Shore School in Sydney and first began playing
Greggory_Burrow
American filmmaker (born 1993)
is best known for her work at Pixar, including directing the short film Burrow (2020) and the feature film Elio (2025), both were nominated for the Academy
Madeline_Sharafian
American television sitcom (1982–1993)
Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions
Cheers
American basketball player (1934–2019)
Robert Brantley Burrow (June 29, 1934 – January 3, 2019) was an American basketball player. The son of a lumberjack, Burrow was considered the nation's
Bob_Burrow
American lawyer
John Fleet Burrow (November 6, 1885 - August 27, 1958) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916
John_F._Burrow
Village and civil parish in Somerset, England
village is Burrow Mump, an ancient earthwork now owned by the National Trust, presented by Major A.C. Barrett in 1946 as a war memorial. Burrow Mump is also
Burrowbridge
Species of wasp
facing burrow) and position (≤3 cm from entrance in alignment with the dug mound) and the behavioral sequence is to pull the prey into the burrow by its
Sphex_ichneumoneus
Genus of annelids
Kinberg, 1866 Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758) A lugworm lives in a U-shaped burrow in sand. The U is made of an L-shaped gallery lined with mucus, from the
Arenicola
2022 National Football League championship game
draft, which they used to select Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow posted strong numbers as a rookie, but won only two games before his
Super_Bowl_LVI
Burrow Hill Cider Farm is a cider farm in Somerset, England at the base of Burrow Hill overlooking the Somerset Levels. It has views of most of South
Burrow_Hill_Cider_Farm
Nature reserve in County Wexford, Ireland
Ballyteigue Burrow is a series of coastal habitats of international importance, and national nature reserve of approximately 561 acres (2.27 km2) in County
Ballyteigue_Burrow
English television personality (born 1995)
Chloe Burrows (born 26 September 1995) is an English television personality, known for being a contestant on the seventh series of Love Island in 2021
Chloe_Burrows
Extinct genus of temnospondyl from the early Triassic
cynodont Thrinaxodon (a mammal relative) in a cast of a burrow. The individual probably entered the burrow while the cynodont was in a state of aestivation (dormancy)
Broomistega
Genus of ground squirrels
Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America. There are five recognized species of
Prairie_dog
Species of cockroach
The giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros), also known as the rhinoceros cockroach and Queensland giant cockroach is a large cockroach
Giant_burrowing_cockroach
Subspecies of birds
cunicularia arubensis, also known as the Aruban burrowing owl or shoco, is an endemic subspecies of burrowing owl in Aruba. Since 2015, the shoco has become
Athene_cunicularia_arubensis
Species of rodent
survey their surroundings. They prefer to retreat to their burrows when threatened; if the burrow is invaded, the groundhog tenaciously defends itself with
Groundhog
Hill in Shropshire, England
Burrow is a hill in Shropshire with an Iron Age hill fort at the summit known as Burrow Camp. The nearest villages are Hopesay and Aston-on-Clun. It includes
Burrow_(Shropshire)
English footballer (born 2008)
Bradley-Paul Burrowes (born 4 March 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. Burrowes started
Bradley_Burrowes
Edward J. Burrow (8 June 1869, Wellington, Somerset – 19 September 1934, Cheltenham) was a prodigious engraver and founder of Edward J. Burrow and Co.,
Edward_J._Burrow
58th season in franchise history; 56th season in the National Football League
Jaguars, quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a turf toe injury and was put on injured reserve. As such, for the third time in Burrow’s six years with the team
2025 Cincinnati Bengals season
2025_Cincinnati_Bengals_season
Species of scorpion
known as the shiny burrow scorpion or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern
Opistophthalmus_glabrifrons
Topics referred to by the same term
J. Burrows may refer to: J. Burrows (cricketer), played in Australia in the 1870s J. Burrows, a house brand of Officeworks Burrows (surname) Burroughs
J._Burrows
Members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae
adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing. They are present in many parts of the world and where they have arrived
Mole_cricket
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert Burrows may refer to: Robert Burrows (cricketer) (1871–1943), English cricketer Robert Burrows (politician) (1884–1964), British businessman and
Robert_Burrows
Surname list
Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to: Abe Burrows (1910–1985), American humorist and author Adrian Burrows (born 1959), former English footballer
Burrows_(surname)
Subspecies of a rodent
range, 207 main burrows were inventoried, and in the Low Tatras, 46 burrows were counted, or according to other sources, 40 burrows. The population of
Tatra_marmot
Species of rodent
(Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not a hare. It is one of two extant species
South_African_springhare
British medievalist
John Anthony Burrow, FBA (3 August 1932 – 22 October 2017) was a British scholar of English literature. He was Winterstoke Professor of English at the
John Burrow (literary scholar)
John_Burrow_(literary_scholar)
Species of amphibian
Dermophis mexicanus, also known commonly as the Mexican burrowing caecilian or the Mexican caecilian, and locally as the tapalcua or tepelcua, is a species
Dermophis_mexicanus
Species of mongoose from Southern Africa
crevices in stony, often calcareous areas, and in large burrow systems in plains. The burrow systems, typically 5 m (16 ft) in diameter with around 15
Meerkat
Family of ray-finned fishes
The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of ray-finned fishes in the order Acropomatiformes. They are native to coastal waters
Sandburrower
Family of rodents
shelter in burrows. At night, they leave the burrows due to the cooler temperature of their environment. They dig the entrances to their burrow near plant
Jerboa
Species of spider
burrows or ones they find. Like all wolf spiders, H. carolinensis does not make a web to catch prey. They hunt by ambushing prey from their burrows.
Hogna_carolinensis
Species of penguin
neritic species that dives for food throughout the day and returns to burrows on the shore at dusk. Eudyptula minor feathers are dense in melanosomes
Little_penguin
Extinct burrowing sea creature
creature thought to produce a certain form of burrow nearly identical to Paleodictyon fossils. The modern burrows were found around mid-ocean ridge systems
Paleodictyon_nodosum
1884 United States Supreme Court case
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony, 111 U.S. 53 (1884), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that upheld the power of Congress
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony
Burrow-Giles_Lithographic_Co._v._Sarony
Species of amphibian
Minervarya rufescens (common names: Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, or rufescent burrowing frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western
Minervarya_rufescens
Species of mite
the itch mite is a parasitic mite found in all parts of the world that burrows into skin and causes scabies. Humans become infested by Sarcoptes scabiei
Sarcoptes_scabiei
Family of fishes
build their burrows. Gobiids maintain their burrows by fanning away sand inside the burrows. Furthermore, gobies use coral rubble to block burrow entrance
Gobiidae
Place where a bird lays its eggs
made in sand; for others, it is the knot-hole left by a broken branch, a burrow dug into the ground, a chamber drilled into a tree, an enormous rotting
Bird_nest
Diversification of animal burrowing
anchored in mat Animal grazing on mat Animals embedded in mat Animals burrowing just under mat =Microbial mat Firm, layered, anoxic, sulphidic substrate
Cambrian_substrate_revolution
Species of seabird
breeding season in late spring. It nests in clifftop colonies, digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. Chicks mostly feed on whole fish and
Atlantic_puffin
Topics referred to by the same term
David Burrows may refer to: David Burrows (artist) (born 1965), British contemporary artist and writer David Burrows (commissioner), member of the Northern
David_Burrows
English rugby player and coach (born 1980)
previous four challenges. Rob Burrow died from complications of MND in 2024. Sinfield continued his fundraising in Burrow's memory, and in December 2025
Kevin_Sinfield
Species of tarantula
in the Western Ghats. It is also known as the Karwar large burrowing spider, Karwar burrowing spider and lesser Goa mustard tarantula. Thrigmopoeus truculentus
Thrigmopoeus_truculentus
BURROW
BURROW
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burrows.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burrows.Possibly an altered form of German Börries or Borr(i)es (see Burress).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Burrows. Compare Burriss.Probably also an Americanized spelling of German Börries (see Burres).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burrows.Possibly an altered form of German Börries or Borr(i)es (see Burress).
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : patronymic from Small.English : possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a rabbit warren, from the plural of Middle English smyle ‘burrow’ (Old English smygels).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Burrows. Compare Burris.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, such as Foscott (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire), Foscote (Northamptonshire, Wiltshire), Foxcott (Hampshire), Foxcote (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire), so named from Old English fox ‘fox’ + cot ‘shelter’, ‘burrow’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burrow.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burrows.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Burrows. Compare Burris.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burrows.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burrows.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mole (the burrowing mammal), Middle English mol(le) (from Dutch or Low German mol), for example in having poor eyesight.English : nickname for someone with a prominent mole or blemish on the face, from Middle English mole (Old English mÄl).English : from an Old English masculine personal name, Moll.English : from Old Norse moli ‘crumb’, ‘grain’, possibly a nickname for a small man.French : metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder or a maker of whetstones, from a variant of meule ‘whetstone’, ‘grindstone’, ‘millstone’.Italian : variant of Mule.Slovenian : probably a nickname for a extremely religious man, from mole ‘zealot’, a derivative of moliti ‘to pray’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern English
Scottish and northern English : variant of Small.English : habitational name from a lost place in eastern Sussex named Smeghel, from Old English smēagel ‘burrow’, or from Brooksmarle (now Broxmead) in Sussex (named with Old English brocc ‘badger’ + smēagel).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or tumulus, Old English beorg, a cognate of Old High German berg ‘hill’, ‘mountain’ (see Berg). This name has become confused with derivatives of Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke). Reaney suggests a further derivation from Old English būr ‘bower’ + hūs ‘house’.
BURROW
BURROW
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Moores.Dutch : nickname for a man of swarthy complexion or ethnic name for a North African, from moor ‘Moor’ (see Moore 2).Dutch : patronymic from a short form of the Latin personal name Mauritius (see Morris 1).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One with Divine Beauty
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God shall establish.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Maday, MADAI means "middle" or "middle land." In the bible, this is the name of a place and the name of a son of Japheth and the people who descended from him.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lingeshvaran | லீநà¯à®•à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°à®£Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fruitful, Productive
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German
Ruler of the People; Gifted Ruler; The People's Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lingard.French : occupational name for a maker of or dealer in linen goods, from Old French linge ‘linen (goods)’ (see Linge 1).
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Badger.
BURROW
BURROW
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BURROW
n.
Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.
v. t.
To force from a burrow; to unearth.
n.
A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat.
n.
A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
n. pl.
A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha.
n.
An Asiatic burrowing rodent (Siphneus aspalax) resembling the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.
a.
Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus.
n.
One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.
n.
Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble.
n.
Any species of Thalaassinidae, a family of burrowing macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen.
n.
A burrowing South American rodent (Ctenomys Braziliensis). It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It resembles the pocket gopher in size, form, and habits, but is more nearly allied to the porcupines.
n.
A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbaena, native of Florida; -- so called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.
n.
The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.
imp. & p. p.
of Burrow
n.
Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.
n.
A burrow made by a worm.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Burrow
n.
Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to Scarabaeus, Copris, Phanaeus, and allied genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the earth in which she buries it.
n.
The blind mole rat (Spalax typhlus), native of Eastern Europe and Asia. Its eyes and ears are rudimentary, and its fur is soft and brownish, more or less tinged with gray. It constructs extensive burrows.
n.
A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.