RASORIAL


Meaning of RASORIAL in English

/reuh sawr"ee euhl, -sohr"-/ , adj.

1. given to scratching the ground for food, as chickens; gallinaceous.

2. pertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.

[ 1830-40; Rasor ( es ) former name of the order, LL rasores, pl. of RASOR scratcher (L rad ( ere ) to scrape, scratch + -tor -TOR, with dt > s; cf. RAZE) + -IAL ]

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