FOSSOR

Meaning of FOSSOR in English

/fos"euhr/ , n.

(in the early Christian church) a minor clergyman employed as a gravedigger. Also called fossarian .

[ 1850-55; fod ( ere ) to dig + -tor -TOR, with dt > ss ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOSSOR — n [Eccl.] fossor
Interlingua English vocab
FOSSOR — ˈfäsə(r) also ˈfȯs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, digger, from fossus ( past participle of fodere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSORIAL — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin fossorius used for digging, from Latin fossor digger, from fodere Date: 1837 adapted to digging
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARAFOSSARULUS — |parəˌfä|sar(y)ələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + Fossarulus genus of snails, diminutive of Late Latin fossarius …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAND CRAB — noun 1. : any of certain crabs chiefly of the family Gecarinidae of the coasts of warm countries that live …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSARIAN — -ēən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin fossari us fossor (from Latin fossa + -arius -ary) + English -an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSARIAN — /fo sair"ee euhn, faw-/ , n. fossor. [ fossari ( us ) (see FOSSA 1 , -ARY) + -AN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSORIAL — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin fossorius used for digging, from Latin fossor digger, from fodere Date: 1837 : adapted to digging …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSSORIAL — [ fɒ'sɔ:rɪəl ] ■ adjective Zoology (of an animal) burrowing. ↘(of limbs) adapted for use in burrowing. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOSSORIAL — [fos.so.ri.al] adj [ML fossorius used for digging, fr. L fossor digger, fr. fodere] (1837): adapted to digging "a ~ foot"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAM — in general, any member of the invertebrate class Bivalviamollusks with a bivalved shell (i.e., one with two separate sections). More …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOSSORIAL — adj. 1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. [med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSORIAL — adj. 1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. [ med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSSORIAL — adj.1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. Etymology: med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL)
Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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