rasorial

[ ruh-sawr-ee-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.
pertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.

rasorial

/ ��əˈ��ɔː��ɪə�� /

adjective

(of birds such as domestic poultry) adapted for scratching the ground for food

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rasorial¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from New Latin Rasor(es) former name of the order, Late Latin ��ō��ŧ��, plural of ��ǰ� “scratcher, scraper,” from Latin ��(��) “to scratch, scrape” + -tor noun suffix of agency (with -dt- becoming -s-) + -ial adjective suffix; raze, -tor, -ial

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rasorial¹

C19: from New Latin Rasores such birds, from Latin �� to scrape

rasophore rasp

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