adjutant bird en · NOUN
Meanings
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Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, native to India and Southeast Asia.
When he recovered sufficiently to articulate, Bunson had stalked away, and Quin was regarding him benignly, like an adjutant bird who had just concluded an interesting experiment on a worm.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 98:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjutant birds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |