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单词 fossorial
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fos•so•ri•al  (fo sôrē əl, -sōr-),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
  1. Zoologydigging or burrowing.
  2. Zoologyadapted for digging, as the hands, feet, and bone structure of moles, armadillos, and aardvarks.
  • Late Latin fossōri(us) adapted to digging (equivalent. to Latin fod(ere) to dig + tōrius -tory1, with dt ss) + -al1
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fossorial /fɒˈsɔːrɪəl/ adj
  1. (of the forelimbs and skeleton of burrowing animals) adapted for digging
Etymology: 19th Century: from Medieval Latin fossōrius from Latin fossor digger, from fodere to dig
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