burrow — bur|row1 [ˈbʌrəu US ˈbə:rou] v 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to make a hole or passage in the ground = ↑dig down burrow into/under/through etc ▪ Mother turtles burrow into the sand to lay their eggs. 2.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] … Dictionary of contemporary English
burrow duck — Sheldrake Shel drake , n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn. {Tadorna tadorna}), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burrow — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to make a hole or passage in the ground: burrowing a hole (+ into/under etc): The dog managed to burrow under the fence. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to press your body close to someone or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Fortune Head — is a headland located about 1.6 km from the town of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula, southeastern Newfoundland.A 410 m thick section of rock along its cliffs is designated the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (or GSSP) representing the … Wikipedia
Death's-head Hawkmoth — Acherontia lachesis, an old bleached collection specimen showing none of the yellow, orange and red colours of fresh specimens Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Sandhill Frog — Taxobox | name = Sandhill Frog status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = stable regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Myobatrachidae genus = Arenophryne genus authority = Tyler, 1976 species = A.… … Wikipedia
Shovelnose frog — Taxobox name = Shovelnose frogs regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura subordo = Neobatrachia familia = Hemisotidae familia authority = Cope, 1867 genus = Hemisus genus authority = Günther, 1859 subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
Machars — The Machars (Gd: Machair ( Ghallghaidhealaibh ); lit. the Plains (of Galloway) ) is a peninsula in Galloway in the south west of Scotland. The word is derived from the Gaelic word Machair meaning low lying or level land, known as links on the… … Wikipedia
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wigtown and Stewartry — The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Wigtown and Stewartry Area of Search. For other areas, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.* Abbey Burn Foot to Balcary Point * Airds of Kells Wood * Ardwall Hill *… … Wikipedia
Whithorn — WHITHORN, a royal burgh and a parish, in the county of Wigton, 11 miles (S.) from Wigton, and 97½ (S. by W.) from Glasgow; containing, with the village of Isle of Whithorn, 2795 inhabitants, of whom 495 are in Isle of Whithorn, and 1502 in the … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
