ambulatorial

adjective

am·​bu·​la·​to·​ri·​al

1

: ambulatory

2

of a forest animal : adapted to progression by walking rather than by running, leaping, or crawling

Word History

Etymology

ambulatory entry 1 + -al

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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