English-Greek translations for fossorial

Definition of fossorial

• Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing
• Any digging animal (such as a mole

Examples

• The most specialized fossorial mammals (moles, marsupial mole) are subterranean, seeking food and shelter underground and rarely coming to the surface.Rose,Kenneth D. The Beginning of the Age of Mammals. isbn=978-0-8018-9221-9 2009

Related words

• fossorialism
• fossorious