insessorial

[ in-suh-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]

adjective
  1. adapted for perching, as a bird's foot.

  2. habitually perching, as a bird.

  1. of or relating to birds that perch.

Origin of insessorial

1
1830–40; <New Latin Insessor(es) the perching birds (Latin: perchers, equivalent to insed-, variant stem of insīdere to settle on (in-in-2 + sīdere to sit down) + -tōrēs, plural of -tor-tor) + -ial

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British Dictionary definitions for insessorial

insessorial

/ (ˌɪnsɛˈsɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. (of feet or claws) adapted for perching

  2. (of birds) having insessorial feet

Origin of insessorial

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C19: from New Latin Insessōrēs birds that perch, from Latin: perchers, from insidēre to sit upon, from sedēre to sit

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