Ra-sō'ri-al, a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. [From N. Lat. rasor, a scraper or scratcher, from Lat. radere, rasum, to scrape or scratch.] (Ornith.) Of, or pertaining to, a certain order of birds, the gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, ostrich, pigeon, and the like.

Swainson.

The illustration shows the heads and feet of four rasorial birds: a Gallus bankiva, a common pheasant, a wild turkey, and a common grouse. — Rasorial Birds.