Fossorial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Fossorial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

Any digging animal (such as a mole)

Adjective

(of limbs and feet) adapted for digging

fossorial

Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.

See Also

natatorial fossorialism scansorial saltatorial fossoriality mole nonfossorial burrowing

Related Terms

natatorial fossorialism scansorial saltatorial fossoriality mole nonfossorial burrowing animal fossorially thread snake cursorial digging raptorial ambulatorial fossorious gressorial semifossorial fossorialization

Antonyms

cursorial

Rhyming Words

ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial

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