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.

Origin of grallatorial

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

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How to use grallatorial in a sentence

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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British Dictionary definitions for grallatorial

grallatorial

/ (ˌɡræləˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

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

Origin of grallatorial

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

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