winglike

[ wing-lahyk ]

/ ˈwɪŋˌlaɪk /

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adjective

resembling a wing.

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Origin of winglike

wing + -like

Words nearby winglike

wing-footed, wing formula, wing it, wingless, winglet, winglike, wing loading, wingman, wing nut, wingover, wings

How to use winglike in a sentence

One group found winglike membranes on the limbs of a pterosaur embryo.
Baby pterosaurs may have been able to fly right after hatching|Carolyn Gramling|September 15, 2021|Science News For Students
There is a winglike process on one side and a spine, which projects lateroventrally, on the other side of the tip.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
Then Mr. Brimberly coughed, smoothed his winglike whiskers, and—pulled down his waistcoat for the third time.
The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol
Could that winglike envelopment be her gray woollen shawl, tossed by the wind?
A Noble Woman|Ann S. Stephens

The waist, called camisa, is made with winglike sleeves and a stiff kerchief-like collar, named panuela.
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines|Isabel Anderson
Their heads were quaintly white-garbed in stiff winglike coifs, fitting close about the oval of the face.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White