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单词 burrowing
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burrowingn.

/ˈbʌrəʊɪŋ/
Etymology: Formed as burrow v.1 + -ing suffix1.
The action of burrow v.1 Also attributive.
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the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > terrestrial animal > on or under the ground > that burrows > making burrows
burrowing1771
1771 Barrington in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 4 Its property of burrowing.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 161/2 With reference to its burrowing habits.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

burrowingadj.

Etymology: Formed as burrow v.1 + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈburrowing.
That burrows. burrowing dog n. : the coyote n. or prairie-wolf, Canis latrans. burrowing owl n. : an American species of owl ( Noctua cunicularia) dwelling in burrows made by itself, or by other animals.
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the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > that burrows
burrowing1757
fodient1881
the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > athene cunicularia (burrowing owl)
burrowing owl1757
prairie owl1846
1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 5 Where the burrowing rabbit turns the dust.
1808 E. Home in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 307 The mole, or other burrowing animals.
1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 121/2 The well-known burrowing little owl.
1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 40 Crambe maritima..Rootstock..burrowing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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