argala

English

Etymology

From Latin argala, from Bengali হাড়গিলা (haṛgila), also transcribed hurghila.

Noun

argala (plural argalas)

1. The greater adjutant, a stork native to Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.

References

• “argala”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Etymology

Bengali হাড়গিলা (haṛgila)

Noun

argala f (genitive argalae); first declension

1. (zoology, New Latin) The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), a bird of Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	argala	argalae
Genitive	argalae	argalārum
Dative	argalae	argalīs
Accusative	argalam	argalās
Ablative	argalā	argalīs
Vocative	argala	argalae