rasorial

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[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Originally: †of, relating to, or designating the former order Rasores (obsolete). Later: designating or characteristic of a bird that scratches the ground to obtain food (now rare).


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Origin:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), naturalist. From scientific Latin Rasores + -ial




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