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rasorial
[ ruh-sawr-ee-uhl ]
/ rəˈsɔr i əl /
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adjective
given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.
pertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.
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How to use rasorial in a sentence
For want of a better term, we must call this the Rasorial type, as it corresponds to that Ornithological group.
There is the same need for a substitute for rasorial, which is only applicable to birds.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation|Robert ChambersTwo pigeons and four species of quail are all the rasorial birds in the island; the true gallinaceous birds being wholly wanting.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John WestThe dry leaves of the woods are turned over with their feet, for they are somewhat rasorial in their habits.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States|Thomas G. Gentry
British Dictionary definitions for rasorial
rasorial
/ (rəˈsɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
(of birds such as domestic poultry) adapted for scratching the ground for food
Word Origin for rasorial
C19: from New Latin Rasores such birds, from Latin rādere to scrape
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