cursoriality

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noun

The quality of being cursorial.

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Meanings

nouncursoriality (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being cursorial.

    Among extant carnivores, such a rotatory fibula is known in bears and cats for instance and, among Hyaenodontidae, a rotary fibula is known in Hyaenodon, although Hyaenodon shows clear adaptations to cursoriality as well.

    2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From cursorial + -ity.

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cursoriality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cursoriality

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“cursoriality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cursoriality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cursoriality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cursoriality.

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