rasorial

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English[edit]

WOTD – 16 December 2008

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɹəˈsɔːɹɪəl/
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Adjective[edit]

rasorial (comparative more rasorial, superlative most rasorial)

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

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