English Explanatory Dictionary

longipennate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having long wings or quills
  2. Having wings that, when folded, extend past the end of the tail.

Word forms

longipennate more longipennate most longipennate

Etymology

From Latin longus (“long”) + pennate, from penna (“a wing”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of longipinnate.

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