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Word: Fossorial
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from medieval Latin fossorius (from Latin fossor ‘digger’, from fodere ‘to dig’) + -al
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɒˈsɔːrɪəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an animal) burrowing.
Short Definition:(of animal) burrowing
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