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loral, a. (and n.) Zool.|ˈlɔərəl| [f. L. lōr-um thong or strap, lore n.3 + -al1.] Pertaining to the lore. Hence as n. = loral shield or plate (see lore n.3 2 c). Cf. loreal.
1874Coues Birds N.W. 134 The fore..parts and sides of the head are buff,..there is no yellow loral stripe. 1889Saunders Man. Brit. Birds 92 A black loral patch descends diagonally from below the eye. |