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fossorial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
fos-so-ri-al
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.

noun

Any digging animal (such as a mole)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”).

Inflected Forms

more fossorial (comparative) most fossorial (superlative) fossorials (plural)

Derived Forms

fossoriality fossorialization fossorially nonfossorial

Frequently Paired Words

fossorialism fossorious semifossorial ambulatorial cursorial gressorial natatorial raptorial

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial gubernatorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial boreal combinatorial

Questions

What does fossorial mean?
Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.
Where does fossorial come from?
From Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”).

How to pronounce fossorial

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