| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fossorial |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fos·so·ri·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f -sôr  - l, -s r- |
| ADJECTIVE: | Zoology Adapted for or used in burrowing or digging: the fossorial forefeet of a mole. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Late Latin fossrius, from Latin fossus, past participle of fodere, to dig.
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