burrow
To burrow is to go underground. Some animals, like worms, burrow into the ground to find food.
The worm was burrowing through the mud.
The animals were burrowing into the ground to escape the heat.
To burrow is to go underground. Some animals, like worms, burrow into the ground to find food.
The worm was burrowing through the mud.
The animals were burrowing into the ground to escape the heat.
verb
move through by or as by digging
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noun
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
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1
It breeds in the autumn and gives birth in the winter burrow.
2
The eels burrow holes in the earth and live there for shelter.
3
The toads burrow in the earth and create little holes to sleep in.
4
They are nocturnal and burrow in the sand during the day.
5
In burrowing moles, the clavicle and the humeral head are connected.
6
Only the bottom portion of the burrow is silk lined.
7
Soils are usually friable and conducive to burrow excavation.
8
A multitude of garden gnomes infests the garden of the Burrow.
9
The implanted embryo burrows actively into the tubal lining.
10
After emerging from the egg the larvae burrow into the rind.