Grallae \Gral"l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. grallae stilts, for gradulae, fr. gradus. See {Grade.}] (Zool.) An order of birds which formerly included all the waders. By later writers it is usually restricted to the sandpipers, plovers, and allied forms; -- called also {Grallatores}. [1913 Webster]
Grallatores \Gral"la*to"res\, n. pl. [NL. from L. grallator one who runs on stilts.] (Zool.) See {Grall[ae]}. Grallatorial