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🎖️ Military assistant 🦩 A large stork
adjutant

adjutant

1 9.9
A large stork from India with a long neck and upright walk
  • noun
  • /ˈædʒʊtənt/
  • Indian
: 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 stork
vsadjutant
  • Indian
1 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
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
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
3 9.5

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

adjutant stork
  • Indian
1 9.9

A large stork from India that walks upright like a soldier

adjutant bird
  • Indian
9.9

A large stork that stands tall and walks upright in India

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.