cursorial adj 1: (of limbs and feet) adapted for running [ant: {fossorial}]
Cursorial \Cur*so"ri*al\ (k?r-s?"r?-al), a. (Zool.) (a) Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension; as, the limbs of the horse are cursorial. See Illust. of {Aves}. (b) Of or pertaining to the {Cursores}. [1913 Webster]