Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fossorious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fos-so-ri-ous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Adapted for digging.

Etymology

From Latin fodere (“to dig”).

Questions

What does fossorious mean?
Adapted for digging.
Where does fossorious come from?
From Latin fodere (“to dig”).

How to pronounce fossorious

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