Fossorial
[fah-SOR-ee-əl]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, mid-19th century
1.
Burrowing, specifically related to animals.
2.
Limbs that are adapted and particularly well suited to burrowing or digging.
Examples of Fossorial in a sentence
"There’s a fossorial animal digging up holes in my backyard — I suspect an armadillo."
"The fossorial limbs of badgers make them excellent at digging the burrows they live in. "
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