cursorial

cur·so·ri·al

C0817600 (kûr-sôr′ē-əl)adj. Adapted to or specialized for running: cursorial birds; cursorial legs.

[From Late Latin cursōrius, of running; see cursory.]

cursorial

(kɜːˈsɔːrɪəl) adj (Zoology) zoology adapted for running: a cursorial skeleton; cursorial birds.

cur•so•ri•al

(kɜrˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-)

adj. 1. (of a body part) adapted for running. 2. having limbs adapted for running. [1830–40; < Late Latin cursōri(us) of running (see cursory) + -al¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.

cursorial - (of limbs and feet) adapted for runningfossorial - (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging

cursorial

[kər′sȯr·ē·əl] (vertebrate zoology) Adapted for running.

cursorial

adapted for running, as is, for example, the skeleton of many birds.

cursorial

Antonyms for cursorial

adj (of limbs and feet) adapted for running

Antonyms

fossorial

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