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🎖️ Military assistant 🦩 A large stork
adjutant

adjutant

9.9
A large stork from India with a long neck and upright walk
  • noun
  • /ˈædʒʊtənt/
  • Indian
translation icon : buitre adjutante
  • During our visit to India, we spotted an adjutant walking gracefully along the shoreline.

Examples

  • The adjutant stork stood majestically by the riverbank, its long legs accentuating its impressive height.

  • I remember the "Adjutant Crane" (Greater Marabou) of Kipling's tale "The Undertakers" ...

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  • wherein this is said: "The Adjutant, being a first-class scavenger, is allowed to go where he pleases, and so this one never flinched."

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  • The local wildlife guide pointed out an adjutant, noting its proud appearance and distinctive stride.

Synonyms

adjutant bird
vsadjutant
  • Indian
9.9

A large stork that stands tall and walks upright in India

is more about stately presence and tall stature than just the gait
adjutant stork
vsadjutant
  • Indian
9.9

A large stork from India that walks upright like a soldier

places extra emphasis on stately, steady walking rather than only upright movement
Leptoptilus dubius
vsadjutant
  • Specialized
9.9

A large stork from India that walks with a tall, steady step

uses a descriptive focus on stately walk and tall size rather than taxonomy

Compounds

adjutant general
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A senior army officer who manages records and staff and helps the commander

adjutant bird
  • Indian
9.9

A large stork that stands tall and walks upright in India

adjutant stork
  • Indian
9.9

A large stork from India that walks upright like a soldier

Surface Forms

adjutant singular
adjutants plural

Etymology

Adjutant (the stork) was named by people who thought the bird's tall, stiff, upright walk looked like a military helper called an 'adjutant', so the bird took the officer's name because of its formal, walking style.