fossorial

• وصفٌ لحيوانٍ مُهيَّأٌ للحفر أو الخدش لصنع الجحور والأنفاق. يُستعمل غالبًا في سياق الحيوانات التي تعيش تحت الأرض.

Describes an animal that is adapted to digging or burrowing.

1. C2formalscientific

   Describing limbs, feet, or other body parts that are specially adapted for digging or burrowing.

   مُهيَّأٌ للحفر

   • The mole's fossorial forelimbs are powerful and shovel-like.
   • Fossorial adaptations in badgers include strong claws and robust bones.
   • Many rodents have fossorial feet that allow them to excavate complex tunnel systems.

   المرادفاتdigging

2. Burrowing lifestyleC2formalscientific

   Relating to an animal that lives primarily underground and digs burrows.

   أسلوب الحياة الحفّار

   • Fossorial animals like the naked mole-rat spend most of their lives underground.
   • The fossorial habits of the aardvark help it find ants and termites.
   • Fossorial species often have reduced eyesight and enhanced tactile senses.

   المرادفاتdigging

   الأضدادaerialaquaticarboreal