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grallatorial
[ gral-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs.
grallatorial
/ ˌɡæəˈɔːɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to long-legged wading birds, such as cranes, herons, and storks
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grallatorial1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grallatorial1
C19: from New Latin ōܲ, from Latin ٴǰ one who walks on stilts, from grallae stilts
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A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper.
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Agami, ag′a-mi, n. the golden-breasted trumpeter, a grallatorial bird of South America.
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But every one knows that these grallatorial animals are excellent birds of flight.
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