Grallae

  • 41PANICA — Graece Πανικὰ, ligneae perticae cum furculis, ad similanda crura Aegipanum, quae ὑπόζυλα erant et arida, cruribus utpote caprarum similia, factae, grallae aliâs et colobathra. Festus, Grallatores appellantur Pantomimi, qui, ut in saltatione… …

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  • 42Grallatores — wading birds, Modern Latin, from L. grallotores stilt walkers, pl. of grallator, from grallae stilts, ultimately from stem of gradi to walk, go (see GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.)). Related: Grallatorial (1835) …

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  • 43grallatores — n. pl. [L.] See grallae …

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  • 44waders — n. pl. (Ornith.) Grallae, grallatores …

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  • 45eschasses — Eschasses, f. penac. Est du nombre duail, et signifie ces deux perches ou rondes par bas, ayans à un pied et demy de terre un petit corbeau de bois, sur lequel le pied de celuy qui marche sur les eschasses est planté tirant le reste de la perche… …

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  • 46ghredh- —     ghredh     English meaning: to march     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schreiten”     Material: Av. aiwi gǝrǝδmahi “ we begin, advance, go forward, march, proceed “, gǝrǝzdi f. “ (*lineup =) das Inbesitznehmen, Bekommen “; but mind . ( Asoka… …

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  • 47grallatorial — [gral΄ə tôr′ē əl] adj. [ModL grallatorius < L grallator, walker on stilts < grallae, stilts (akin to gradi: see GRADE) + IAL] of or pertaining to long legged water birds of various orders, as herons and cranes …

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  • 48grallatorial — adj. Zool. of or relating to long legged wading birds, e.g. storks, flamingos, etc. Etymology: mod.L grallatorius f. L grallator stilt walker f. grallae stilts …

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  • 49grallina — graˈlīnə, lēnə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin grallae stilts + New Latin ina 1. capitalized : a genus of passerine birds including the black and white magpie lark of Australia 2 …

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  • 50gral|la|to|ri|al — «GRAL uh TR ee uhl, TOHR », adjective. of or having to do with long legged wading birds, such as the storks and herons. ╂[< Latin grallātor, ōris one who walks on stilts (< grallae stilts) + English ial] …

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