grallatorial

[ gral-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

adjective

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

grallatorial

/ ˌɡræləˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grallatorial¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grallatorial¹

C19: from New Latin grallātōrius, from Latin grallātor one who walks on stilts, from grallae stilts

Example Sentences

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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This is preferred to grallatorial, as more comprehensively descriptive.

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