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rasorial definition

ra·so·rial (rə sôr′ē əl)

adjective

characteristically scratching the ground for food, as a chicken does; gallinaceous

Etymology: < ModL Rasores, lit., scratchers < L rasus (see raze) + -ial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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