"fossor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/ Forms: fossors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin fossor (“digger; gravedigger”), from fodiō (“dig”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fossor||digger; gravedigger}} Latin fossor (“digger; gravedigger”), {{m|la|fodiō||dig}} fodiō (“dig”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fossor (plural fossors)
  1. (historical) A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome. Tags: historical Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers
    Sense id: en-fossor-en-noun-pwAELTTq Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 61 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 58 42
  2. A type of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa fossor, known for its digging abilities. Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers Synonyms (type of mole cricket): scudder
    Sense id: en-fossor-en-noun-OgqIS8Kk Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'type of mole cricket': 36 64

Inflected forms

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