Ambulatorial
//ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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