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Webster 1913 Edition

(k?r-s?′r?-al)

Adj.

(Zool.)

(a)

Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension;

as, the limbs of the horse are

cursorial

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(b)

Of or pertaining to the

Cursores

cursorial ‎(comparative more cursorial, superlative most cursorial)

(zoology) Adapted for running.
The limbs of the horse are cursorial.
(zoology) Having legs fitted for running.
The ostrich is a cursorial bird.