insessorial

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

/ ˌɪn səˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /

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adjective

adapted for perching, as a bird's foot.

habitually perching, as a bird.

of or relating to birds that perch.

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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

insert, inserted, insertion, insertion element, in-service, insessorial, inset, inset initial, in seventh heaven, inseverable, inshallah

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How to use insessorial in a sentence

His physical construction closely resembles that of his insessorial brethren, most of whom go when he comes.
Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various
Alau′da, a genus of insessorial birds, which includes the larks.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|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

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