grallatorial

American

[gral-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌgræl əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs.

grallatorial British

/ ˌɡræləˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

of or relating to long-legged wading birds, such as cranes, herons, and storks

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Etymology

Origin of grallatorial

1825–35; < Latin grallātor one who walks on stilts ( grall ( ae ) stilts + -ātor -ator ) + -ial

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But every one knows that these grallatorial animals are excellent birds of flight.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Agami, ag′a-mi, n. the golden-breasted trumpeter, a grallatorial bird of South America.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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