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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bird having short wings; specifically, one of the Brevipennatæ or Brevipennes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A brevipennate bird.

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  • noun zoology A brevipennate bird.

Etymologies

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Latin brevis short + penna wing: compare French brévipenne.

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