Examples of fossorial in a Sentence
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Interestingly, in fossorial lizards, all five pigments were still around, but in fossorial snakes like the termite-decapitating blindsnakes, only one pigment remained.
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Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
Animals that burrow underground like the badger are called fossorial.
—National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2020
Fossorial animals live underground, and nocturnal animals only come out at night.
—Kellie Ann Benz, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
Animals that burrow underground like the badger are called fossorial.
—National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2020
Fossorial animals live underground, and nocturnal animals only come out at night.
—Kellie Ann Benz, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin fossorius used for digging, from Latin fossor digger, from fodere
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above
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“Fossorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossorial. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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