Word of the Day 03/08/23 Rasorial
Rasorial (adjective)
rasorial [ ruh-sawr-ee-uhl ]
adjective
1. given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.
2. pertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1830–40; from New Latin Rasor(es) former name of the order, Late Latin rāsōrēs, plural of rāsor “scratcher, scraper,” from Latin rād(ere) “to scratch, scrape” + -tor noun suffix of agency (with -dt- becoming -s-) + -ial adjective suffix; cf. raze, -tor, -ial
HOW TO USE RASORIAL IN A SENTENCE
For want of a better term, we must call this the Rasorial type, as it corresponds to that Ornithological group.
ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, OR ORIGINAL FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS. VOLUME III, SECOND SERIES|WILLIAM SWAINSON
There is the same need for a substitute for rasorial, which is only applicable to birds.
VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION|ROBERT CHAMBERS
Two pigeons and four species of quail are all the rasorial birds in the island; the true gallinaceous birds being wholly wanting.
THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA, VOLUME I (OF 2)|JOHN WEST
The dry leaves of the woods are turned over with their feet, for they are somewhat rasorial in their habits.
NESTS AND EGGS OF BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES|THOMAS G. GENTRY
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rasorial [ ruh-sawr-ee-uhl ]
adjective
1. given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.
2. pertaining to a bird's foot adapted for scratching.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1830–40; from New Latin Rasor(es) former name of the order, Late Latin rāsōrēs, plural of rāsor “scratcher, scraper,” from Latin rād(ere) “to scratch, scrape” + -tor noun suffix of agency (with -dt- becoming -s-) + -ial adjective suffix; cf. raze, -tor, -ial
HOW TO USE RASORIAL IN A SENTENCE
For want of a better term, we must call this the Rasorial type, as it corresponds to that Ornithological group.
ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, OR ORIGINAL FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS. VOLUME III, SECOND SERIES|WILLIAM SWAINSON
There is the same need for a substitute for rasorial, which is only applicable to birds.
VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION|ROBERT CHAMBERS
Two pigeons and four species of quail are all the rasorial birds in the island; the true gallinaceous birds being wholly wanting.
THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA, VOLUME I (OF 2)|JOHN WEST
The dry leaves of the woods are turned over with their feet, for they are somewhat rasorial in their habits.
NESTS AND EGGS OF BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES|THOMAS G. GENTRY
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.