Definitions
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology A
brevipennate bird .
Etymologies
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Latin brevis short + penna wing: compare French brévipenne.
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