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grallatorial, a. Ornith.|græləˈtɔərɪəl| [f. mod.L. grallātōri-us, (f. L. grallātor one who walks on stilts, f. grallæ stilts) + -al1.] Pertaining to the order Grallatores, which consists of long-legged wading birds, such as the crane, heron, etc.
1835Swainson Nat. Hist. Quadrupeds §310 Comparing them..with other grallatorial types. 1860Gosse Rom. Nat. Hist. 198 Spoonbills, ibises and other..grallatorial birds. So ˈgrallatory = prec.
1855in H. Clarke; and in later Dicts. |