BREVIPENNATE

Etymology

Adjective

brevipennate (not comparable)

(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.

Source: Wiktionary


Brev`i*pen"nate, a. Etym: [L. brevis short + E. pennate.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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