Definitions for fossorial

fossorial fos·so·ri·al

Spelling: [fo-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr-]
IPA: /fɒˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-/

Fossorial is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 319 anagrams from letters in fossorial (afiloorss).

Definitions for fossorial

adjective

  1. digging or burrowing.
  2. adapted for digging, as the hands, feet, and bone structure of moles, armadillos, and aardvarks.

Origin of fossorial

1830-40; Late Latin fossōri(us) adapted to digging (equivalent to Latin fod(ere) to dig + tōrius -tory1, with dt > ss) + -al

Examples for fossorial

Of these, Syrrhophus pipilans sometimes inhabits low trees and bushes; the others may be fossorial.

Among the Vespoid families of fossorial wasps, the Pompilidae are the most important.

The moist soil and litter on the forest floor is an important microhabitat for fossorial and strictly terrestrial species.

Evolution within the Dikkomyini resulted in the acquisition and perfection of fossorial adaptations.

In the savannas Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Engystomops pustulosus, and Gastrophryne usta are fossorial species.

fossorial: formed for or with the habit of digging or burrowing.

Aard-varks feed on animal substances; and are terrestrial and fossorial in habits.

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