gressorial

gressorial
/gre sawr"ee euhl, -sohr"-/, adj. Zool.
adapted for walking, as the feet of some birds.
[1835-45; < L gress(us), ptp. of gradi to walk + -orial, as in GRALLATORIAL]

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  • gressorial — [gre sôr′ē əl] adj. [< L gressus, pp. of gradi: see GRADE] adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds …   English World dictionary

  • gressorial — adj. [L. gressus, step] Adapted for walking …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • gressorial — gres·so·ri·al || gre sɔːrɪəl adj. fitted for walking, having limbs fitted for walking (said of birds) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gressorial — gres·so·ri·al …   English syllables

  • gressorial — /grɛˈsɔriəl/ (say gre sawreeuhl) adjective adapted for walking, as the feet of some birds. {New Latin gressōrius + al1} …  

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