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 [gral-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]  

gral·la·to·ri·al

   [gral-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs.
Origin:
1825–35; < Latin grallātor one who walks on stilts (grall(ae) stilts + -ātor -ator) + -ial
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grallatorial (ˌɡræləˈtɔːrɪəl)
 
—adj
of or relating to long-legged wading birds, such as cranes, herons, and storks
 
[C19: from New Latin grallātōrius, from Latin grallātor one who walks on stilts, from grallae stilts]

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