insessorial

[ in-suh-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]

adjective

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

insessorial

/ ˌɪnsɛˈsɔːrɪəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of insessorial¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of insessorial¹

C19: from New Latin Insessōrēs birds that perch, from Latin: perchers, from insidēre to sit upon, from sedēre to sit

Example Sentences

His physical construction closely resembles that of his insessorial brethren, most of whom go when he comes.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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