Fossorial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fossorial is an adjective meaning (zoology) Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.
Meaning
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Any digging animal (such as a mole)
Example Sentences
The most specialized fossorial mammals (moles, marsupial mole) are subterranean, seeking food and shelter underground and rarely coming to the surface.
Word Forms
- fossorials
Antonyms for fossorial
Common opposites include cursorial.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burrowing, subterranean, hymenoptera, fodient, fossilogical, fossilological.
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