fossulate adjective - having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows (Wiktionary--fossulate). (A related, but seldom-used, term is fossulet - a somewhat long and narrow depression.)

fossorial adjective - adapted for digging, burrowing. (From Latin fossio, onis, a digging.)

Internet References

Wiktionary--fossa, fossulate,

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology (1) (F entries)

Works Cited

1.	Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Contributed by Cotinis on 18 June, 2009 - 8:26am

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