rasorial
[ ruh-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr- ]
/ rəˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /
adjective
given to scratching the ground for food, as chickens; gallinaceous.
pertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.
Words nearby rasorial
Example sentences from the Web for rasorial
For want of a better term, we must call this the Rasorial type, as it corresponds to that Ornithological group.
Two 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 WestThere is the same need for a substitute for rasorial, which is only applicable to birds.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation |Robert Chambers
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