n. same as autogyro.
n. [ F. Girondiste. ] A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the Girondists.
n.;
a. (Zool.) Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. longus long + rostrum beak. ] (Zool.) A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills, as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as an artificial division. [ 1913 Webster ]