Definition of Ground roller. Meaning of Ground roller. Synonyms of Ground roller

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Definition of Ground roller

Ground roller
10. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricid[ae]. Ground roller (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground. Roller bolt, the bar in a carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.] Roller gin, a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for separating the seeds from the fiber. Roller mill. See under Mill. Roller skate, a skate which has small wheels in the place of the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.

Meaning of Ground roller from wikipedia

- closely related to the rollers in the family Coraciidae. Ground rollers share the generally crow-like size and build of the true rollers, ranging from 25 to...
- The long-tailed ground roller (Uratelornis chimaera) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae, placed in the monotypic genus...
- The scaly ground roller (Geobiastes squamiger) is a species of bird in a monotypic genus in the near-p****erine family Brachypteraciidae. It is endemic...
- The short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. It is the only living species...
- The pitta-like ground roller (Atelornis pittoides) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. The species is monotypic, having...
- The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa...
- The rufous-headed ground roller (Atelornis crossleyi) is a species of bird in the ground roller family, Brachypteraciidae. It is endemic to Madagascar...
- Abyssinian crimsonwing Abyssinian ground hornbill Abyssinian ground thrush Abyssinian longclaw Abyssinian owl Abyssinian roller Abyssinian scimitarbill Abyssinian...
- The Ampoza ground roller (Brachypteracias langrandi) was a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. It is known only from a single...
- from on the ground, like giant shrikes. Although living rollers are birds of warm climates in the Old World, fossil records show that rollers were present...