English Explanatory Dictionary

rasorial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈsɔːɹɪəl/ en-us-rasorial.ogg

Word forms

rasorial more rasorial most rasorial

Etymology

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

Related words

chicken scratch
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