fossorial

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Definition of fossorial

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

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

“The most specialized fossorial mammals (moles, marsupial mole) are subterranean, seeking food and shelter underground and rarely coming to the surface.”

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adj

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

“The most specialized fossorial mammals (moles, marsupial mole) are subterranean, seeking food and shelter underground and rarely coming to the surface.”

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”).

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