gressorial

American

[gre-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-] / grɛˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /

adjective

Zoology.

adapted for walking, as the feet of some birds.

gressorial British

/ ɡrɛˈsɔːrɪəl /

adjective

(of the feet of certain birds) specialized for walking
(of birds, such as the ostrich) having such feet

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Etymology

Origin of gressorial

1835–45; < Latin gress ( us ), past participle of gradī to walk + -orial, as in grallatorial

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Feet gressorial: interior fore-toe small or wanting.

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Feet gressorial, inner fore-toe small or wanting.

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Gressorial, gres-ō′ri-al, adj. adapted for walking, belonging to the Gressoria, a sub-order of orthopterous insects with slender bodies and long legs.

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