gressorial

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

adjectiveZoology.
  1. adapted for walking, as the feet of some birds.

Origin of gressorial

1
1835–45; <Latin gress(us), past participle of gradī to walk + -orial, as in grallatorial

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British Dictionary definitions for gressorial

gressorial

gressorious

/ (ɡrɛˈsɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. (of the feet of certain birds) specialized for walking

  2. (of birds, such as the ostrich) having such feet

Origin of gressorial

1
C19: from New Latin gressōrius, from gressus having walked, from gradī to step

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