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Webster 1913 Edition

Brevipennate

Brevˊi-pen′nate

,

Adj.

[L.

brevis

short + E.

pennate

.]

(Zool.)

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

Definition 2024

brevipennate

brevipennate

English

Adjective

brevipennate ‎(not comparable)

(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.