plural burros
: donkey sense 1
The farm boasted an array of animals including goats, a burro, geese, ducks, chickens and an Irish water spaniel named Mr. Dooley …—
Dorothy and John Tarrant
Dorothy and John Tarrant
especially
: a small donkey used as a pack animal
… bought a burro on which to pack their kit. —Frank Norris
Frank Norris Figures darker than the gloom approached and took shape, and in the light turned out to be those of a white man and a heavily packed burro. —Zane Grey
Zane Grey Examples of burro in a Sentence
used a burro to carry the supplies
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
The bronze statue of Brighty the burro at the Grand Canyon's North Rim survived the Dragon Bravo Fire but sustained heavy damage.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 27 July 2025
While Section 4 requires the BLM to remove wild, free-roaming horses and burros that stray onto private land at the landowner’s request.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
Route 66: The Arizona Sidewinder, wild burros and a living statue
There is a roughly 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state that is considered to be one of the most scenic and white-knuckled drives this country has to offer.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
The bronze statue of Brighty the burro at the Grand Canyon's North Rim survived the Dragon Bravo Fire but sustained heavy damage.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 27 July 2025
While Section 4 requires the BLM to remove wild, free-roaming horses and burros that stray onto private land at the landowner’s request.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
Route 66: The Arizona Sidewinder, wild burros and a living statue
There is a roughly 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state that is considered to be one of the most scenic and white-knuckled drives this country has to offer.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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“Burro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burro. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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