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fossor

/ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/

fossor noun: a gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.

Noun

fossor (plural fossors)

  1. (historical) A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
  2. A type of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa fossor, known for its digging abilities.
    Synonyms:
    scudder

fossor meaning in Tamil

fossor in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of fossor

Forms of fossor

pluralfossors

Origin of fossor

From Latin fossor (“digger; gravedigger”), from fodiō (“dig”).

Questions about fossor

What does fossor mean?
Fossor means a gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
What is fossor in Tamil?
Fossor in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Fossor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fossor?
Fossor is a noun.
How do you pronounce fossor?
Fossor is pronounced /ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of fossor?
The plural of fossor is fossors.

Words near fossor in the dictionary

  1. fossilology
  2. fossils
  3. Fossion
  4. Fossions
  5. Fossler
  6. fossor
  7. fossorial
  8. fossorialism
  9. fossoriality
  10. fossorialization
  11. fossorially

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fossor (page history and authors); fossor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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