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单词 insessorial
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insessorial

[ in-suh-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]
/ ˌɪn səˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /

adjective

adapted for perching, as a bird's foot.
habitually perching, as a bird.
of or relating to birds that perch.

Origin of insessorial

1830–40; <New Latin Insessor(es) the perching birds (Latin: perchers, equivalent to insed-, variant stem of insīdere to settle on (in-in-2 + sīdere to sit down) + -tōrēs, plural of -tor-tor) + -ial

Words nearby insessorial

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Example sentences from the Web for insessorial

  • Alau′da, a genus of insessorial birds, which includes the larks.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
  • His physical construction closely resembles that of his insessorial brethren, most of whom go when he comes.

    Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for insessorial

insessorial
/ (ˌɪnsɛˈsɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

(of feet or claws) adapted for perching
(of birds) having insessorial feet

Word Origin for insessorial

C19: from New Latin Insessōrēs birds that perch, from Latin: perchers, from insidēre to sit upon, from sedēre to sit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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