Fossorial
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any digging animal (such as a mole)
Adjective
- 1 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."
Adjective
- 1 (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging wordnet
Example
More examples"The most specialized fossorial mammals (moles, marsupial mole) are subterranean, seeking food and shelter underground and rarely coming to the surface."
Etymology
From Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”).