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Thesaurus: brevipennate

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

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  1. a. short-winged">Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.
  2. short-winged">Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.
  3. short-winged">Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing totheir short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.
  4. a. short-winged">Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.