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orthopter

/ ˈɔːθɒptə /

noun

  1. See ornithopter
    another name for ornithopter

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Ornithopter (or Orthopter)—A flapping wing design of aircraft intended to imitate the flight of a bird.

If I had stopped to guess I would probably have considered the author a longicorn beetle or some fiddling orthopter.

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