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- Dictionaryburrow/ˈbʌrəʊ/
noun
- 1. a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling.
verb
- 1. (of an animal) make a hole or tunnel, typically for use as a dwelling: "moles burrowing away underground"
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Jun 13, 2024 · annelid, any member of a phylum of invertebrate animals that are characterized by the possession of a body cavity (or coelom ), movable bristles (or setae ), and a body divided into segments by transverse rings, or annulations, from which they take their name.
Jul 8, 2024 · Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs, and long tails. They use their sharp incisors to gnaw food, excavate burrows, and defend themselves. Most eat seeds or other plant material, but some have more varied diets.
Jul 10, 2024 · Other scallops can extend their foot from between their valves, and by contracting the muscles in their foot, they can burrow into sand. Mobility and behavior A scallop swims by slowly opening its two halves, then quickly closing them.
Jun 24, 2024 · Badger, common name for any of several stout carnivores, most of them members of the weasel family (Mustelidae), that are found in various parts of the world and are known for their burrowing ability. The species differ in size, habitat, and coloration, but all are nocturnal and possess anal scent.
Jul 6, 2024 · Updated: July 6, 2024. To furrow one’s eyebrows means to wrinkle them. Someone with furrowed eyebrows has visible lines on their forehead. The furrowing of eyebrows occurs when eyebrows are lowered, brought together, or raised. When eyebrows are in the neutral position, they don’t cause lines on the forehead.
Jul 10, 2024 · The blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 tonnes (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
Jul 4, 2024 · Burrowing or boring invertebrates have evolved a number of different locomotor patterns to penetrate soil, wood, and stone, of which soil or mud is the easiest to penetrate. The soft-bodied invertebrates, such as worms and sea cucumbers, burrow either by peristaltic locomotion or by the contract–anchor–extend method.
Jul 8, 2024 · noun. Bu· row's solution ˈbü- (ˌ)rō (z)- : a solution of the acetate of aluminum used as an antiseptic and astringent. Dictionary Entries Near Burow's solution. burnout. Burow's solution. burp. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Burow's solution.”
Jul 3, 2024 · Chigger mites infest human skin via areas of contact with vegetation, such as pant cuffs or shirt sleeves and collars. They migrate on the skin in search of an optimal feeding area. A common myth about chiggers is that they burrow into and remain inside the skin. This is not true.
Jul 7, 2024 · Thousands of mourners lined the streets for a final farewell to rugby league legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Rob Burrow. The former Leeds Rhinos star died on 2 June at the age of ...
