rasorial
English
WOTD – 16 December 2008
Etymology
From Rasores, the obsolete taxonomic order of birds including chickens and other poultry, and + -ial.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɹəˈsɔːɹɪəl/
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Adjective
rasorial (comparative more rasorial, superlative most rasorial)
- Scratching the ground for food, as domestic fowl or other gallinaceous birds.
- (ornithology, historical) Pertaining to the now obsolete order Rasores.
Translations
scratching the ground for food, as domestic fowl or other gallinaceous birds
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pertaining to the now obsolete order Rasores
Anagrams
- Arriolas