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▸ adjective: (usually) Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
▸ adjective: (uncommon) Describing an individual bird that normally would be able to fly but in this case cannot, such as an injured sparrow.
▸ adjective: (uncommon, humorous) Suddenly deprived of a scheduled (airline) flight by its cancellation.
Similar:
wingless,
impennate,
pinfeathered,
ornithopodous,
apteral,
plumiped,
peripterous,
gymnopaedic,
plumigerous,
protofeathered,
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