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wingless

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wing·less  (wngls)
adj.
Having no wings or only rudimentary wings.
wingless·ness n.
wingless [ˈwɪŋlɪs]
adj
1. having no wings or vestigial wings
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) designating primitive insects of the subclass Apterygota, characterized by small size, lack of wings, and larvae resembling the adults: includes the springtails and bristletails
winglessness  n
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Adj.1.wingless - lacking wings
winged - having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";
Translations
wingless [ˈwɪŋlɪs] ADJ → sin alas
wingless [ˈwɪŋlɪs] adj (insect) → privo/a di ali
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As the larger ground-feeding birds seldom take flight except to escape danger, I believe that the nearly wingless condition of several birds, which now inhabit or have lately inhabited several oceanic islands, tenanted by no beast of prey, has been caused by disuse.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
It is most disgusting to feel soft wingless insects, about an inch long, crawling over one's body.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Turning quickly he saw that the thing was what he had immediately guessed it to be--a headless and wingless Wieroo corpse.
Out of Time's Abyss by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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