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bank burrow 
a tunnel made by a beaver as an emergency shelter.
See also: bank lodge
- 1948 In no case does the beaver depend entirely on his lodge for shelter; he always has emergency shelters which have been tunnelled into the bank of lake or stream below water level to rise above water level in the bank. These are known as bank burrows, and a beaver colony may have as many as six.
- 1948 In no case does the beaver depend entirely on his lodge for shelter; he always has emergency shelters which have been tunnelled into the bank of lake or stream below water level to rise above water level in the bank. These are known as bank burrows, and a beaver colony may have as many as six.