Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fossorial"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fossorial \Fos*so"ri*al\, a. [L. fossor a digger.]
Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a
fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

fossorial
adj : (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging [ant: {cursorial}]


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