ambulatorial

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US/ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl/US/-bjʊ-/US[-ˈto̞ɹ-]/ˌam.bjə.ləˈto(ː)ɹ.i.əl/

adjective

ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial

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Meanings

adjectiveambulatorial (comparative more ambulatorial, superlative most ambulatorial)

comparative more ambulatorial · superlative most ambulatorial

  1. biologyambulatory; 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.

    1872, Elliott Coues, Key to North American Birds

Origin

From Latin ambulator (“walker or wanderer”) + -ial.

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Translations

French marcheur
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Welsh cerddedol
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ambulatorial

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Cite this entry
APA

ambulatorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulatorial

MLA

“ambulatorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulatorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambulatorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulatorial.

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