Dictionary

gressorial en · ADJ

Etymology

From Latin gressōrius + -al, from gressus (“walked”).

Meanings

1. Adapted for walking, rather than being adapted for say, swimming, as in seals, or digging, as in moles; ambulatorial.
   • […] the feet are gressorial, large and strong, fitted for the more or less terrestrial life which most of the species lead, walking on the ground with ease instead of hopping like most Fringillidae. 1872, Key to North American Birds:
   • […] the first pair of legs in Ixodids functions rather as antennae than as gressorial limbs. In the hungry tick it is a frequent occurrence for the first pair of legs to be raised up, thrust forwards towards approaching objects […] 1965, Entomological Revue, American Institute of Biological Sciences:

Forms

Relateds

saltatorial · ambulatorial · raptorial · cursorial · scansorial · natatorial · fossorial

Translations (2)

fr gressoripède (Translations) · cy cerddedol (Translations)