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Showing words for FOSSORIAL using the English dictionary
9 Letter Words for Fossorial
fossorial
7 Letter Words for Fossorial
ariosos, isoflor, ooralis, oorials, rissola, safrols, sailors, sorosil
6 Letter Words for Fossorial
alisos, arioso, assoil, flairs, floors, floras, flossa, foliar, folios, fossil, fossor, frails, oorali, oorial, orissa, roosas, rosoli, safrol, sailor, sofars, solars, solfas
5 Letter Words for Fossorial
afros, alifs, aliso, aloof, arils, arsis, fails, fairs, fario, farls, faros, farsi, fiars, filao, filar, filos, flair, flirs, floor, flora, flors, floss, foals, foils, folia, folio, fools, fossa, frail, frass, frisa, friss, lairs, laris, lassi, lasso, liars, loafs, loirs, loofs, loris, loros, oasis, olios, orals, orlos, ossal, ossia, rails, rials, rissa, roils, rolfs, roofs, roosa, rosal, sails, sairs, sarif, saris, saros, sials, silas, silos, siros, sisal, soars, sofar, sofas, sofia, soils, solar, solas, solfa, solio, solos, sools, soral, soras
4 Letter Words for Fossorial
afro, ails, airs, alif, also, aoli, arfs, aril, aris, asio, asor, assi, fail, fair, farl, faro, fars, fass, fiar, fila, filo, fils, firs, flir, flor, foal, foil, fool, foos, foss, fras, fris, fros, isls, isos, lair, laos, lari, lars, lass, liar, lias, lifo, lira, liss, loaf, loir, loof, loor, loos, lora, lori, loro, lors, loss, oafs, oars, oils, olio, oofs, oral, oras, orfs, orlo, osar, oslo, ossa, rail, rais, rals, rial, rias, rifs, roil, rolf, roof, rool, roos, rosa, ross, sail, sair, sais, sals, sari, sars, sial, sila, silo, siol, sirs, sloo, soar, sofa, soil, soir, sola, solo, sols, sool, sora, sori, soso, sris
3 Letter Words for Fossorial
ail, air, ais, alf, alo, als, aor, arf, ars, asl, ass, fao, far, fas, fil, fir, flo, fol, foo, for, fra, fri, fro, frs, iao, ifs, ilo, iof, ios, ira, irs, isl, iso, lai, lao, lar, las, lif, lir, lis, loa, lof, loo, lor, los, oaf, oar, oas, ofo, oil, ois, ola, oof, oor, oos, ora, orf, orl, ors, osi, raf, rai, ras, rfs, ria, rif, rio, roi, roo, ros, sai, sal, sao, sar, sif, sil, sir, sis, sla, sol, sri
Definitions for Fossorial
[1] digging or burrowing.
[2] adapted for digging, as the hands, feet, and bone structure of moles, armadillos, and aardvarks.
[3] (of the forelimbs and skeleton of burrowing animals) adapted for digging
[4] (of burrowing animals, such as the mole and armadillo) having limbs of this type
Words nearby Fossorial
fossil gum, fossil record, fossiliferous, fossilize, fossor, fossorial, fossula, foster, foster brother, foster care, foster child
Origin of Fossorial
1830–40; < Late Latin fossōri(us ) adapted to digging (equivalent to Latin fod(ere ) to dig + tōrius -tory1, with dt > ss ) + -al1
Other words from Fossorial
sub·fos·so·ri·al , adjective
Word origin for Fossorial
C19: from Medieval Latin fossōrius from Latin fossor digger, from fodere to dig