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Thesaurus: fossorial

Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.

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  1. a. Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.
  2. adj. (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging
  3. Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.
  4. Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, afossorial foot; a fossorial animal.
  5. a. (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging