cursorial
adjective, noun
cursorial is spelled C-U-R-S-O-R-I-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cursorial means “Adapted for running” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cursorial?
| Letters | 9: C-U-R-S-O-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cursorial?
Cursorial appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cursorial
- more cursorial comparative
- most cursorial superlative
- cursorials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cursorial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Adapted for running.
The limbs of the horse are cursorial.
- 2
Having legs fitted for running.
The ostrich is a cursorial bird.
noun
- 1
Such an animal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cursorial come from?
By surface analysis, cursory + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).