† fossoriousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fossorius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin fossorius suitable for digging (a636 in Isidore; < classical Latin foss- , past participial stem of fodere to dig (see fodient adj.) + -ōrius -ory suffix²) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1897) gives the pronunciation as (fǫsō^ə·riəs) /fɒˈsɔərɪəs/.

Entomology. Obsolete. rare.

= fossorial adj. 2.

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the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > of burrowing animals > having a faculty of burrowing

fossorious1826

fossorial1834

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 547 In Scarites belonging to that tribe, the Lamellicorn beetles, and the mole-cricket, they are fossorious legs, or proper for digging.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	fossorious
释义	† fossoriousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fossorius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin fossorius suitable for digging (a636 in Isidore; < classical Latin foss- , past participial stem of fodere to dig (see fodient adj.) + -ōrius -ory suffix²) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1897) gives the pronunciation as (fǫsō^ə·riəs) /fɒˈsɔərɪəs/. Entomology. Obsolete. rare. = fossorial adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > of burrowing animals > having a faculty of burrowing fossorious1826 fossorial1834 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 547 In Scarites belonging to that tribe, the Lamellicorn beetles, and the mole-cricket, they are fossorious legs, or proper for digging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1826
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