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ˈadʒʊt(ə)nt/
n.
- a military officer acting as an administrative assistant to a senior officer.
- a large black-and-white stork with a massive bill and a bare head and neck, found in India and SE Asia.
[Genus Leptoptilos: two species.]
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from L. adjutant-, adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare (see adjuvant).