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cursorial

adjective

  1. adapted for running
L60346 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. animal adapted for running
L60347 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: By surface analysis, cursory + -al.

  1. Adapted for running.

    The limbs of the horse are cursorial.

  2. Having legs fitted for running.

    The ostrich is a cursorial bird.

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, cursory + -al.

  1. Such an animal