Meanings
adjectivefossorious (not comparable)
- not comparableAdapted for digging.
Origin
- Latinfodere“to dig”
- Englishfossorious
From Latin fodere (“to dig”).
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fossorious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossorious
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“fossorious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossorious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fossorious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossorious.
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