brevipen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes

Word forms

brevipen brevipens

Etymology

From Latin brevis (“short”) + penna (“wing”). Compare French brévipenne.

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