fossorialadj.n.

Brit.

/fɒˈsɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌfɑˈsɔriəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fossorius , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin fossorius (see fossorious adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier fossorious adj.

Zoology.

A. adj.

1. Of an animal: capable of, or characterized by, digging burrows; burrowing.Earliest in fossorial Hymenoptera n. at Compounds.

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the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > of burrowing animals > having a faculty of burrowing

fossorious1826

fossorial1834

1834 Mag. Nat. Hist. 7 480 An Essay on the Indigenous Fossorial Hymenoptera..by W. E. Shuckard, has been announced for publication.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 46/2 The recently discovered American fossorial animal, the Chlamyphorus [a kind of armadillo].

1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals ix. 280 Other animals are as decidedly fossorial as the Badger.

1924 Amer. Naturalist 58 93 The pocket gopher is one of several fossorial animals which has the pelvic girdle greatly reduced.

1971 J. W. Steward Snakes of Europe i. 24 Most snakes which burrow to a considerable extent have the rostral shield on the snout enlarged. This is a common feature in more or less completely fossorial snakes.

1996 Nature 4 July 33/2 These limbless, fossorial amphibians possess many unique and often strange characteristics, not the least being their tentacles.

2. Of or relating to burrowing animals; (of an organ) adapted for or used in digging or burrowing.

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the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > of burrowing animals

fossorial1836

1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 5 238 The anterior limbs..are decidedly fossorial, and the hinder suited for walking in a subplantigrade manner.

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 107/1 The fossorial (digging and scratching) character of the..mechanism of the limbs.

1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands 22 The fossorial limbs of the badger.

1908 Science 12 June 921/1 The teeth indicate an animal fully as predaceous as the wolverine but the skeleton points to more fossorial habits.

1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iv. 143 The superfamily Lamellicornia is an easily recognized group since its members have fossorial fore-legs.

1976 D. Blood Rocky Mountain Wildlife i. ii. 99 The myopic badger is well developed for an underground or fossorial existence.

2000 Nature 27 Jan. 416/2 Burrowing snakes..acquired their fossorial adaptations after the evolution of the snake body form and jaw apparatus.

B. n.

A fossorial animal. rare.

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

digger1585

minerc1614

tunnelist1799

burrower1854

fossorial1855

tunneller1860

fodient1879

1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Fossorials.

1968 Copeia No. 1. 211/1 It does not seem reasonable to me to assume that the snakes started by being true fossorials (tunneling in compact earth).

Compounds

fossorial Hymenoptera n. Entomology (originally) hymenopterans of the former division Fossores, which comprised most non-parasitic wasps (now disused); (in later use) burrowing hymenopterans; esp. digger wasps of the families Sphecidae and Pompilidae; cf. fossor n. 2.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > member of

hymenopter1828

fossor1832

hymenopteran1842

papermaking wasp1862

fossorial Hymenoptera1880

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > super family Sphecoidea or family Sphecidae

fossorial Hymenoptera1990

1834*Fossorial Hymenoptera [see sense A. 1].

1880 Notes from Leyden Museum II. 225 (title) On two new exotic species of fossorial Hymenoptera.

1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) iii. 374 They [sc. cuckoo-spit insects] are not infrequently seized from their spume by fossorial Hymenoptera and other enemies.

1990 Entomologia Generalis 15 167 (title) Female body size relationships with fecundity and egg size in two solitary species of fossorial Hymenoptera (Colletidae and Sphecidae.).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fossorial
释义	fossorialadj.n. Brit. /fɒˈsɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌfɑˈsɔriəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fossorius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin fossorius (see fossorious adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier fossorious adj. Zoology. A. adj. 1. Of an animal: capable of, or characterized by, digging burrows; burrowing.Earliest in fossorial Hymenoptera n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > of burrowing animals > having a faculty of burrowing fossorious1826 fossorial1834 1834 Mag. Nat. Hist. 7 480 An Essay on the Indigenous Fossorial Hymenoptera..by W. E. Shuckard, has been announced for publication. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 46/2 The recently discovered American fossorial animal, the Chlamyphorus [a kind of armadillo]. 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals ix. 280 Other animals are as decidedly fossorial as the Badger. 1924 Amer. Naturalist 58 93 The pocket gopher is one of several fossorial animals which has the pelvic girdle greatly reduced. 1971 J. W. Steward Snakes of Europe i. 24 Most snakes which burrow to a considerable extent have the rostral shield on the snout enlarged. This is a common feature in more or less completely fossorial snakes. 1996 Nature 4 July 33/2 These limbless, fossorial amphibians possess many unique and often strange characteristics, not the least being their tentacles. 2. Of or relating to burrowing animals; (of an organ) adapted for or used in digging or burrowing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > of burrowing animals fossorial1836 1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 5 238 The anterior limbs..are decidedly fossorial, and the hinder suited for walking in a subplantigrade manner. 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 107/1 The fossorial (digging and scratching) character of the..mechanism of the limbs. 1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands 22 The fossorial limbs of the badger. 1908 Science 12 June 921/1 The teeth indicate an animal fully as predaceous as the wolverine but the skeleton points to more fossorial habits. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iv. 143 The superfamily Lamellicornia is an easily recognized group since its members have fossorial fore-legs. 1976 D. Blood Rocky Mountain Wildlife i. ii. 99 The myopic badger is well developed for an underground or fossorial existence. 2000 Nature 27 Jan. 416/2 Burrowing snakes..acquired their fossorial adaptations after the evolution of the snake body form and jaw apparatus. B. n. A fossorial animal. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > terrestrial animal > on or under the ground > that burrows digger1585 minerc1614 tunnelist1799 burrower1854 fossorial1855 tunneller1860 fodient1879 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Fossorials. 1968 Copeia No. 1. 211/1 It does not seem reasonable to me to assume that the snakes started by being true fossorials (tunneling in compact earth). Compounds fossorial Hymenoptera n. Entomology (originally) hymenopterans of the former division Fossores, which comprised most non-parasitic wasps (now disused); (in later use) burrowing hymenopterans; esp. digger wasps of the families Sphecidae and Pompilidae; cf. fossor n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > member of hymenopter1828 fossor1832 hymenopteran1842 papermaking wasp1862 fossorial Hymenoptera1880 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > super family Sphecoidea or family Sphecidae fossorial Hymenoptera1990 1834Fossorial Hymenoptera [see sense A. 1]. 1880 Notes from Leyden Museum* II. 225 (title) On two new exotic species of fossorial Hymenoptera. 1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) iii. 374 They [sc. cuckoo-spit insects] are not infrequently seized from their spume by fossorial Hymenoptera and other enemies. 1990 Entomologia Generalis 15 167 (title) Female body size relationships with fecundity and egg size in two solitary species of fossorial Hymenoptera (Colletidae and Sphecidae.). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1834
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