grallatorialadj.
/ɡraləˈtɔːrɪəl/ Ornithology.
Pertaining to the order Grallatores, which consists of long-legged wading birds, such as the crane, heron, etc.
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the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [adjective] > aquatic or swimming > of waders
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grallatory1855
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1835 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. Quadrupeds §310 Comparing them..with other grallatorial types.
1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 198 Spoonbills, ibises and other..grallatorial birds.
Derivatives
ˈgrallatory n. = main sense.
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the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [adjective] > aquatic or swimming > of waders
grallatorial1835
grallatory1855
limicoline1866
limicole1869
gralline1888
1855 in H. Clarke ; and in later Dicts.
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