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单词 grallatorial
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grallatorial

[ gral-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
/ ˌgræl əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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

Words nearby grallatorial

grain refiner, grains, grains of paradise, grain sorghum, grainy, grallatorial, gralloch, gram, grama, gramadan, gramarye
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Example sentences from the Web for grallatorial

  • But every one knows that these grallatorial animals are excellent birds of flight.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

  • This is preferred to grallatorial, as more comprehensively descriptive.

    Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation|Robert Chambers

  • Agami, ag′a-mi, n. the golden-breasted trumpeter, a grallatorial bird of South America.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grallatorial

grallatorial
/ (ˌɡræləˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for grallatorial

C19: from New Latin grallātōrius, from Latin grallātor one who walks on stilts, from grallae stilts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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