fossor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fossor
1850–55; < Latin: digger ( Late Latin: gravedigger), equivalent to fod ( ere ) to dig + -tor -tor, with dt > ss
Example Sentences
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The people were careworn and emaciated, and their faces were characterized by the same pallor which Marcellus had observed in the fossor.
From The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome by Anonymous
Additional specimens may reveal characters that will merit the separation of the Utah animals from typical fossor; a desertlike area unfavorable to Thomomys exists between the type locality and eastern Utah.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.
The fossor ran as fast as his aged limbs would allow; his companions supporting him.
From Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The strength possessed by the female fossor must be proportionately enormous, as she can bring back to her burrow, after paralyzing them, insects many times her own size.
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward
The range of fossor in Utah, as now understood, is limited to the mountainous parts of the state south and east of the Colorado and Green rivers in Grand and San Juan counties.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.
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