What is "speotyto cunicularia"

Burrow \Bur"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing.]

1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.

2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.

   Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another.
   --Burke.

   Burrowing owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl of the western part of North America ( Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.