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horaltic

horaltic adjective: used to describe birds, particularly vultures, in a characteristic pose with wings spread and raised.

Adjective

horaltic (comparative more horaltic, superlative most horaltic)

  1. (rare) Used to describe birds, particularly vultures, in a characteristic pose with wings spread and raised.
    • Vultures are often seen standing in what is called a horaltic pose.2008, Marta Magellan, Those Voracious Vultures, page 47
    • At dawn you can find them all with their wings spread out in the 'horaltic pose' (after the Egyptian god of the morning sun, Horus).2012, Lawrence Winkler, Westwood Lake Chronicles

Forms of horaltic

comparativemore horaltic
superlativemost horaltic

Origin of horaltic

Etymology is uncertain. In 2007 it was speculated that the derivation was a mishearing of "heraldic". Alternatively it could reference the Egyptian falcon god Horus.

Questions about horaltic

What does horaltic mean?
Horaltic means used to describe birds, particularly vultures, in a characteristic pose with wings spread and raised.
What part of speech is horaltic?
Horaltic is an adjective.

Words near horaltic in the dictionary

  1. Horai
  2. Horak
  3. Horaks
  4. horal
  5. Horals
  6. horaltic
  7. Horam
  8. Horan
  9. Horans
  10. Horapollonian
  11. horaries

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