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  • adjective Partly or sometimes fossorial.

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semi- +‎ fossorial

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  • In addition to controlling insect pests, bilbies may play a role in seed dispersal. The semifossorial bilbies may help aerate the soil through their burrowing.

    August 4, 2016

  • Do we wot.

    August 5, 2016

  • Oh, that.

    August 5, 2016

  • *ahem* Why of course we every young bilby has to get his semifossorial badge at cub scouts.

    August 5, 2016

  • And now that I'm wearing long pants I may add that, frankly, there's nothing quite like a quiet weekend of semifossing.

    August 5, 2016

  • NEED SEMIFOSSING?

    Call 1-800-BILBIES

    August 5, 2016