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Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2024
Enlarge / Skeletons of the victims lie near the burrows dug by scavengers who searched for their bodies.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
Byhumberto Basilio, science.org, 10 July 2024
Fritillary caterpillars burrow in leaf litter at the base of their host plants.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Prairie dogs, for example, build extensive burrows with multiple openings.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2024
Enlarge / Skeletons of the victims lie near the burrows dug by scavengers who searched for their bodies.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
Verb
Some crayfish spend most of their time swimming in the open waters of rivers, whereas others burrow in the mud and only come out at night.
—Byhumberto Basilio, science.org, 10 July 2024
Fritillary caterpillars burrow in leaf litter at the base of their host plants.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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