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Meaning of FOSSORIAL

Pronunciation:  fâ'sowreeul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging
 
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 Antonyms: cursorial
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fos*so"ri*al\, a. [L. fossor a digger.]
Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a
fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.
 

 

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