horaltic

comparative more horaltic · superlative most horaltic

1. rareUsed 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

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   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