fossorial foot

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Noun fossorial foot has 1 sense

fossorial foot - foot adapted for digging as in moles
--₁ is a kind of animal foot, foot

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Fossorial Foot:

Definition: A foot adapted for digging or burrowing.

Sample Sentences:

The mole's fossorial foot allows it to tunnel through the earth effortlessly.
The aardvark possesses powerful claws on its fossorial feet, enabling it to excavate termite mounds.

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