Balearic

Balearic
Balearic Bal`e*ar"ic (b[a^]l`[-e]*[a^]r"[i^]k), a. [L. Balearicus, fr. Gr. baliarei^s the Balearic Islands.] Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia. [1913 Webster]

{Balearic crane}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Crane}. [1913 Webster]


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