loral
1[lawr-uh l, lohr-]
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adjective
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
Origin of loral
1loral
2[lawr-uh l, lohr-]
adjective Zoology.
Origin of loral
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Historical Examples of loral
Loral plumage, it is true, is seldom long, but is often of a peculiar nature.
The Making of SpeciesDouglas Dewar
Female similar but paler; the loral band wanting; throat, fore neck, and breast yellow, without the black lunule.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North AmericaJohn James Audubon
Forehead and loral region orange; rest of head green like back; no yellow on bend of wing.
Color Key to North American BirdsFrank M. Chapman
Forehead, loral region, stripe over eye, bend of wing and thighs red; greater under wing-coverts yellow; rest of plumage green.
Color Key to North American BirdsFrank M. Chapman
The forehead and sides of the head and neck are pale buff, with narrow, black frontal, loral and malar stripes.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)Arthur Cleveland Bent