FOSSORIAL


Meaning of FOSSORIAL in English

(ˈ)fä|sōrēəl, -sȯr- also (ˈ)fȯ|- adjective

or fos·so·ri·ous -ēəs

Etymology: Medieval Latin fossori us adapted to digging (from Latin fossus + -orius -ory) + English -al or -ous

: adapted to digging

a fossorial foot

a fossorial mammal

— opposed to cursorial

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