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Definition of Fossorials

Fossorial
Fossorial Fos*so"ri*al, a. [L. fossor a digger.] Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.

Meaning of Fossorials from wikipedia

- soil, including surface geomorphic processes. It is measured that small fossorials, such as ants, termites, and earthworms displace a m****ive amount of soil...
- The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa...
- The Townsend's mole (Scap**** townsendii) is a fossorial mammal in the family Talpidae, and is the largest North American mole. It was named after the...
- The mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of mammal in the tenrec family. Like...
- semierect, unlike the fully erect posture of most other notosuchians. A fossorial, or burrowing, lifestyle for Simosuchus has been suggested in its initial...
- The broad-headed spiny rat (Clyomys laticeps) is a spiny rat species from South America. The etymology of the species name is the Latin word laticeps meaning...
- oral aperture. All species in the family Typhlopidae are fossorial and feed on social fossorial invertebrates such as termites and ants. The tracheal lung...
- Scelotes uluguruensis, the Uluguru fossorial skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Tanzania. Scelotes uluguruensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile...
- Oryctodromeus, some ornithischian species seem to have led a partially fossorial (burrowing) lifestyle. Many modern birds are arboreal (tree climbing)...
- ecologically diverse, with members ranging from fully arboreal to terrestrial to fossorial to semiaquatic habits. They presently exist mainly in South America; three...