fossorious

English

Etymology

From Latin fodere (“to dig”).

Adjective

fossorious (not comparable)

(said of the legs of certain insects) Adapted for digging.

References

“fossorious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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