cursorialadj.

Brit.

/kəːˈsɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/kərˈsɔriəl/

Etymology: < Latin cursōrius running (taken in reference to Cursores n.) + -al suffix¹.

Zoology.

Adapted, or having limbs adapted, for running; spec. applied to certain birds (Cursores), orthopterous insects (Cursoria), and crustaceans.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > adapted for running

ambulatorial1812

cursorial1835

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 283/2 The sternum of the Cursorial Birds presents few affinities of structure to that of the rest of the class.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 185 The prehensile or cursorial limb of the denizen of dry land.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cursorial
释义	cursorialadj. Brit. /kəːˈsɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /kərˈsɔriəl/ Etymology: < Latin cursōrius running (taken in reference to Cursores n.) + -al suffix¹. Zoology. Adapted, or having limbs adapted, for running; spec. applied to certain birds (Cursores), orthopterous insects (Cursoria), and crustaceans. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > adapted for running ambulatorial1812 cursorial1835 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 283/2 The sternum of the Cursorial Birds presents few affinities of structure to that of the rest of the class. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 185 The prehensile or cursorial limb of the denizen of dry land. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1835
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