fossorial in English

adjective
1
(of an animal) burrowing.
The only Australian fossorial mammal is the marsupial mole, Notoryctes typhlops (order Notoryctimorphia, family Notoryctidae).

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1. 1 antonym for Cursorial: fossorial

2. 1 antonym for Cursorial: fossorial

3. Castorocauda, Haldanodon and perhaps other docodonts were fossorial.

4. All Amphisbaenas are fossorial (Vitt and Caldwell 2009, p

5. Most of them are fossorial, spending the hot dry months aestivating in deep burrows.

6. This species has a variety of adaptations, common to other fossorial anurans which live in arid regions, to permit extended periods of aestivation.

7. The structure of the sound-transmitting apparatus in primitive snakes (Scolecophidia, Henophidia) is reviewed and compared with that of advanced snakes (Caenophidia) and of some fossorial lizards.