roller

A lilac-crested roller (bird of the family Coraciidae), Coracias caudata.

Meanings

Noun

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English rollere, equivalent to roll + -er.
  • These were originally printed on a physical cylinder that was rotated in front of the camera.

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