What is short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu called?
brevipennate — Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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