wingless
[wing-lis]
Origin of wingless
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Contemporary Examples
When one designer randomly drew a picture of round, wingless birds with bushy eyebrows, they knew they had an idea.
Historical Examples
It was about three times her size, and slim, low, and wingless.
The Adventures of Maya the BeeWaldemar Bonsels
The mature males have two wings but the mature females are wingless.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature StudyOntario Ministry of Education
It was wingless and covered smoothly with pastel-blue feathers.
Traders RiskRoger Dee
It was peculiarly the age of egg-bearing animals, winged and wingless.
The Testimony of the RocksHugh Miller
Grôm tore them off, and slammed the writhing, wingless bodies into the fire.
In the Morning of TimeCharles G. D. Roberts
wingless
- having no wings or vestigial wings
- designating primitive insects of the subclass Apterygota, characterized by small size, lack of wings, and larvae resembling the adults: includes the springtails and bristletails
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