Etymology

fossorial

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing. Full definition →

Latin fossōrius
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  1. Latin · derived fromfossōrius“adapted for digging or delving”
  2. English todayfossorial

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

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