insessorial

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/ɪnsɛˈsɔːɹɪəl/

adjective

pertaining to a member of the Order Insessores, or perching birds; perching or designed for perching

OriginLatin insidere →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. pertaining to a member of the Order Insessores, or perching birds; perching or designed for perching

    Bruno stood by the fire of sticks and pineknots, nursing his coffee, his cock snub and insessorial in the codpiece of his curt briefs.

    1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Origin

  1. Latininsidere“sit upon”
  2. Englishinsessorial

From modern Latin Insessores ‘perchers’, from Latin insidere (“sit upon”), from in- + sedere (“sit”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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