fossorial

(fä sôr′ē əl)

adjective

digging or adapted for digging; burrowing: fossorial claws

Origin: < LL fossorius < L fossor, digger < fossus (see fossil) + -al

See fossorial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Zoology

Adapted for or used in burrowing or digging: the fossorial forefeet of a mole.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin fossōrius

Origin: , from Latin fossus

Origin: , past participle of fodere, to dig

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