[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That burrows. Burrowing owl, an American species of owl (Noctua cunicularia) dwelling in burrows made by itself, or by other animals.
1757. Dyer, Fleece, I. 36. Where the burrowing rabbit turns the dust.
1808. Home, in Phil. Trans., XCVIII. 307. The mole, or other burrowing animals.
1842. Penny Cycl., XXIII. 121/2. The well-known burrowing little owl.
1870. Hooker, Stud. Flora, 40. Crambe maritima … Rootstock … burrowing.
