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- adjective zoology Having one or more
spurs on thebend of thewings .
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Examples
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The crowned cranes beginning to pair, the flocks of spurwinged geese, the habits of the ostrich, the nests of bee-eaters, pass under review in rapid succession.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone Blaikie, William G. 1880
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The crowned cranes beginning to pair, the flocks of spurwinged geese, the habits of the ostrich, the nests of bee-eaters, pass under review in rapid succession.
The Personal Life of David Livingstone William Garden Blaikie 1859
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