semiburrowing

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adjective

That sometimes burrows.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivesemiburrowing (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat sometimes burrows.

    Some terrestrial forms are semiburrowing, whereas others are arboreal (tree dwelling).

    2011, John P. Rafferty, Reptiles and Amphibians, page 241

Origin

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APA

semiburrowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiburrowing

MLA

“semiburrowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiburrowing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiburrowing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiburrowing.

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