gressorial
gressorial adjective: adapted for walking, rather than being adapted for say, swimming, as in seals, or digging, as in moles; ambulatorial.
Adjective
gressorial (comparative more gressorial, superlative most gressorial)
- Adapted for walking, rather than being adapted for say, swimming, as in seals, or digging, as in moles; ambulatorial.
- […] the feet are gressorial, large and strong, fitted for the more or less terrestrial life which most of the species lead, walking on the ground with ease instead of hopping like most Fringillidae.1872, Key to North American Birds
- […] the first pair of legs in Ixodids functions rather as antennae than as gressorial limbs. In the hungry tick it is a frequent occurrence for the first pair of legs to be raised up, thrust forwards towards approaching objects […]1965, Entomological Revue, American Institute of Biological Sciences
gressorial meaning in Tamil
gressorial in Tamil
- நடக்கிற, நடப்பதற்கு ஏற்றவாறு அமைக்கப்பட்ட
Forms of gressorial
| comparative | more gressorial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gressorial |
Origin of gressorial
From Latin gressōrius + -al, from gressus (“walked”).
Words that rhyme with gressorial
- memorial
- monitorial
- territorial
- accessorial
- arboreal
- categorial
- equatorial
- factorial
- inquisitorial
- pictorial
- sartorial
- senatorial
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- tutorial
- accusatorial
- assessorial
- censorial
- combinatorial
- conspiratorial
- corporeal
- cursorial
- dictatorial
- directorial
- editorial
- enchorial
- epichorial
- executorial
- grallatorial
- imperatorial
- incorporeal
- intracorporeal
- lavatorial
- marmoreal
- multifactorial
- observatorial
- piscatorial
- primorial
- promontorial
- proprietorial
- purgatorial
- rasorial
- responsorial
- saltatorial
- scansorial
- sectorial
- spectatorial
- suctorial
- tectorial
- uxorial
- vectorial
- advertorial
- agitatorial
- amatorial
- ambassadorial
- ambulatorial
- ancestorial
- armorial
- assertorial
- auctorial
- auditorial
- authorial
Questions about gressorial
- What does gressorial mean?
- Gressorial means adapted for walking, rather than being adapted for say, swimming, as in seals, or digging, as in moles; ambulatorial.
- What is gressorial in Tamil?
- Gressorial in Tamil is நடக்கிற, நடப்பதற்கு ஏற்றவாறு அமைக்கப்பட்ட. See Gressorial meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gressorial?
- Gressorial is an adjective.
Words near gressorial in the dictionary
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