loral

¹

[ lawr-uhl, lohr- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.

loral

²

[ lawr-uhl, lohr- ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. of or relating to a lore.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loral¹

lore ¹ + -al ¹

Origin of loral²

First recorded in 1870–75; lore ² + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Forehead and loral region orange; rest of head green like back; no yellow on bend of wing.

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Forehead, loral region, stripe over eye, bend of wing and thighs red; greater under wing-coverts yellow; rest of plumage green.

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The forehead and sides of the head and neck are pale buff, with narrow, black frontal, loral and malar stripes.

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Loral plumage, it is true, is seldom long, but is often of a peculiar nature.

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Female similar but paler; the loral band wanting; throat, fore neck, and breast yellow, without the black lunule.

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