Definitions for rasorialrəˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ra•so•ri•alrəˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-(adj.)
given to scratching the ground for food, as chickens.
Category: Ornithology
adapted for scratching, as a bird's foot.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of rasorial:
1830–40; < NL Rasor(es) formerly an order of such birds, LL rāsorēs, pl. of rāsor scratcher < L rādere to scrape, scratch
Wiktionary
rasorial(Adjective)
Scratching the ground for food, as domestic fowl or other gallinaceous birds.
rasorial(Adjective)
Pertaining to the now obsolete order Rasores.
Origin: From Rasores, the taxonomic order of birds including chickens and other poultry.
Webster Dictionary
Rasorial(adj)
of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like
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