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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cursorial en · ADJ

Etymology

By surface analysis, cursory + -al.

Meanings

  1. Adapted for running.
    • The limbs of the horse are cursorial.
  2. Having legs fitted for running.
    • The ostrich is a cursorial bird.

Forms

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more cursorial Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most cursorial Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

cursorialism · cursorially · cursoriality · cursorialist · noncursorial

Translations (3)

fi juoksu- (having legs fitted for running) · fi juoksemiseen sopeutunut (adapted for running) · cy rhedol (having legs fitted for running)