brevipennate
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Brevipennate — Brev i*pen nate, a. [L. brevis short + E. pennate.] (Zo[ o]l.) Short winged; applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brevipennate — /brev euh pen ayt/, adj. Ornith. having short wings; brachypterous. [BREVI + PENNATE] * * * brevipennate /bre vi penˈət/ adjective Of birds, having short wings ORIGIN: L brevis short, and penna wing … Useful english dictionary
brevipennate — adj. [L. brevis, short; penna, wing] Having short wings … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
brevipennate — /brev euh pen ayt/, adj. Ornith. having short wings; brachypterous. [BREVI + PENNATE] * * * … Universalium
brevipennate — a. (Ornith.) Short winged … New dictionary of synonyms
Littleness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Littleness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c.(of quantity) 32 Sgm: N 1 exiguity exiguity inextension Sgm: N 1 parvitude parvitude parvity … English dictionary for students
Brevipen — Brev i*pen, n. [L. brevis short + penna wing: cf. F. br[ e]vipenne.] (Zo[ o]l.) A brevipennate bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brevifoliate — a. having short leaves. ♦ brevilingual, a. having short tongue. ♦ breviloquence, n. laconic manner of speech. ♦ breviped, a. having short legs. ♦ brevipennate, a. having short wings … Dictionary of difficult words