/fo sawr"ee euhl, -sohr"-/ , adj. Zool.
1. digging or burrowing.
2. adapted for digging, as the hands, feet, and bone structure of moles, armadillos, and aardvarks.
[ 1830-40; fossori ( us ) adapted to digging (equiv. to L fod ( ere ) to dig + torius -TORY 1 , with dt > ss ) + -AL 1 ]