rasorial

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rə sôr′ē əl, -sōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ra•so•ri•al  (rə sôr′ē əl, -sōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Birdsgiven to scratching the ground for food, as chickens;
    gallinaceous.
  2. Birdspertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.
  • Neo-Latin Rasor(es) former name of the order, Late Latin rāsorēs, plural of rāsor scratcher (Latin rād(ere) to scrape, scratch + -tor -tor, with dt s; compare raze) + -ial
  • 1830–40

'rasorial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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