rasorial

English

WOTD – 16 December 2008

Etymology

From Rasores, the obsolete taxonomic order of birds including chickens and other poultry, and +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈsɔːɹɪəl/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

rasorial (comparative more rasorial, superlative most rasorial)

Scratching the ground for food, as domestic fowl or other gallinaceous birds.
(ornithology, historical) Pertaining to the now obsolete order Rasores.

Translations

scratching the ground for food, as domestic fowl or other gallinaceous birds

French: grattage du sol, grattage (fr)
German: scharrend (de)
Russian: разгребающий (ru) (razgrebajuščij)

pertaining to the now obsolete order Rasores

Anagrams

Arriolas

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.