Ambulatorial

//ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial

    "Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build; the feet are larger and more ambulatorial, the wings are shorter and not so thin; the birds winnow the air in a steady course unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives."

Example

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"Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build; the feet are larger and more ambulatorial, the wings are shorter and not so thin; the birds winnow the air in a steady course unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives."

Etymology

From Latin ambulator (“walker or wanderer”) + -ial.

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