fodientadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊdɪənt/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊdiənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin fodient-, fodiēns, fodere.

Etymology: < classical Latin fodient-, fodiēns, present participle of fodere to dig < the same Indo-European base as Old Church Slavonic bosti to stab, Old Prussian embaddusisi (reflexive plural active past participle) to be stuck, Lithuanian besti to stick, to dig.

A. adj.

That digs; of or relating to digging; (of an animal) that burrows. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [adjective] > dug or excavated > digging or excavating

fodient1656

pioneering1715

the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > that burrows

burrowing1757

fodient1881

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fodient, that digs or thrusts into.

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Fodient, digging.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Fodient, Digging.

1881 Nature 7 July 209/2 Such are its fodient powers..that [etc.].

1908 Forum Jan. 99 When the courts prevent, as they do, the fodient process, if it endangers a falling over of a neighbor's land, they recognize his right to be exempt from the danger.

1976 S. Beckett Radio II in Ends & Odds (1977) 125 And your fauna! Those fodient rodents!

2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields: Long Decline Nation's Wildlife vii. 192 Since those times this small, fodient animal has been one of the most universally troublesome of agricultural pests.

†B. n.

A burrowing animal. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > terrestrial animal > on or under the ground > that burrows

digger1585

minerc1614

tunnelist1799

burrower1854

fossorial1855

tunneller1860

fodient1879

1879 E. W. White in Proc. Zool. Soc. (1880) 9 Sluggish in all its movements except as a fodient, in which capacity it perhaps excels all other burrowing animals.

1906 E. Ingersoll Life Animals: Mammals 479 The fossils show that the ant-eater-sloth type was separated very early from the armadillo type, and never have had associated with them any Old World fodients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fodient
释义	fodientadj.n. Brit. /ˈfəʊdɪənt/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdiənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin fodient-, fodiēns, fodere. Etymology: < classical Latin fodient-, fodiēns, present participle of fodere to dig < the same Indo-European base as Old Church Slavonic bosti to stab, Old Prussian embaddusisi (reflexive plural active past participle) to be stuck, Lithuanian besti to stick, to dig. A. adj. That digs; of or relating to digging; (of an animal) that burrows. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [adjective] > dug or excavated > digging or excavating fodient1656 pioneering1715 the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > that burrows burrowing1757 fodient1881 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fodient, that digs or thrusts into. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Fodient, digging. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Fodient, Digging. 1881 Nature 7 July 209/2 Such are its fodient powers..that [etc.]. 1908 Forum Jan. 99 When the courts prevent, as they do, the fodient process, if it endangers a falling over of a neighbor's land, they recognize his right to be exempt from the danger. 1976 S. Beckett Radio II in Ends & Odds (1977) 125 And your fauna! Those fodient rodents! 2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields: Long Decline Nation's Wildlife vii. 192 Since those times this small, fodient animal has been one of the most universally troublesome of agricultural pests. †B. n. A burrowing animal. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > terrestrial animal > on or under the ground > that burrows digger1585 minerc1614 tunnelist1799 burrower1854 fossorial1855 tunneller1860 fodient1879 1879 E. W. White in Proc. Zool. Soc. (1880) 9 Sluggish in all its movements except as a fodient, in which capacity it perhaps excels all other burrowing animals. 1906 E. Ingersoll Life Animals: Mammals 479 The fossils show that the ant-eater-sloth type was separated very early from the armadillo type, and never have had associated with them any Old World fodients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1656
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