IMPENNATE

Adjective

impennate (comparative more impennate, superlative most impennate)

(zoology) Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.

Anagrams

• Pennamite, pentamine

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pen"nate, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as the penguins.

– n.

Definition: One of the Impennes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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