cursorial

[ kur-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]

adjectiveZoology.
  1. adapted for running, as the feet and skeleton of dogs, horses, etc.

  2. having limbs adapted for running, as certain birds, insects, etc.

Origin of cursorial

1
1830–40; <Late Latin cursōri(us) of running (see cursory) + -al1

Words Nearby cursorial

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use cursorial in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cursorial

cursorial

/ (kɜːˈsɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. zoology adapted for running: a cursorial skeleton; cursorial birds

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012