Argala

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adjutant \Ad"ju*tant\, n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to
     help. See {Aid}.]
     1. A helper; an assistant.
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     2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the


        colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment,
        in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
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     {Adjutant general}
        (a) (Mil.), the principal staff officer of an army,
            through whom the commanding general receives
            communications and issues military orders. In the U.
            S. army he is brigadier general.
        (b) (Among the Jesuits), one of a select number of
            fathers, who resided with the general of the order,
            each of whom had a province or country assigned to his
            care.
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     3. (Zool.) A species of very large stork ({Ciconia argala}),
        a native of India; -- called also the {gigantic crane},
        and by the native name {argala}. It is noted for its
        serpent-destroying habits.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Argala \Ar"ga*la\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     The adjutant bird.
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