cursorial

1. 1.

   (of limbs and feet) adapted for running

   Antonymsfossorial

Questions about cursorial

What does cursorial mean?

cursorial means "(of limbs and feet) adapted for running".

How many syllables are in cursorial?

cursorial has 4 syllables: cur-so-ri-al. The stress falls on "ri".

What is the opposite of cursorial?

The recorded antonyms are fossorial.

Is cursorial a common word?

cursorial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.