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grallatorial definition

gral·la·to·rial (gral′ə tôr′ē əl)

adjective

of or pertaining to long-legged water birds of various orders, as herons and cranes

Etymology: ModL grallatorius < L grallator, walker on stilts < grallae, stilts (akin to gradi: see grade) + -ial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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