(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