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ADJUTANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large Indian stork with a military gait
Synonyms:
adjutant; adjutant bird; adjutant stork; Leptoptilus dubius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adjutant" is a kind of...):
stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)
Holonyms ("adjutant" is a member of...):
genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
Synonyms:
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adjutant" is a kind of...):
military officer; officer (any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjutant"):
adjutant general (a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer)
