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Short-winged   /ʃɔrt-wɪŋd/   Listen
Short-winged

adjective
1.
(especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings.  Synonym: brachypterous.





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"Short-winged" Quotes from Famous Books



... have been trained for the field, are the slight falcon and the goshawk, which are the species generally used in falconry. The former is called a long-winged hawk, or one of the lure; the latter, a short-winged hawk, or one ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 12, No. 339, Saturday, November 8, 1828. • Various


Words linked to "Short-winged" :   winged, brachypterous


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