- Grallatorial
- Grallatorial Gral`la*to"ri*al, Grallatory Gral"la*to*ry,a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Grallatores, or waders. [1913 Webster]
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grallatorial — [gral΄ə tôr′ē əl] adj. [ModL grallatorius < L grallator, walker on stilts < grallae, stilts (akin to gradi: see GRADE) + IAL] of or pertaining to long legged water birds of various orders, as herons and cranes … English World dictionary
grallatorial — /gral euh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs. [1825 35; < L grallator one who walks on stilts (grall(ae) stilts + ator ATOR) … Universalium
grallatorial — adjective Of or pertaining to wading birds … Wiktionary
grallatorial — gral·la·to·ri·al … English syllables
grallatorial — /græləˈtɔriəl/ (say graluh tawreeuhl) adjective belonging or relating to the wading birds, as the snipe, cranes, storks, herons, etc., many species of which have very long legs. {Latin grallātor one who goes on stilts + ial} …
grallatorial — a. pertaining to wading birds … Dictionary of difficult words
grallatorial — adj. Zool. of or relating to long legged wading birds, e.g. storks, flamingos, etc. Etymology: mod.L grallatorius f. L grallator stilt walker f. grallae stilts … Useful english dictionary
Grallatory — Grallatorial Gral la*to ri*al, Grallatory Gral la*to*ry,a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Grallatores, or waders. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
AEgialitis hiaticula — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
AEgialitis meloda — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
