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brevi-|ˈbrɛvɪ-|
comb. form of L. brevis ‘short’, used as the first element of many modern scientific words: as breviped |ˈbrɛvɪpɛd|, a. [L. pes, ped- foot], having short feet (or legs); n. Ornith. a short-legged bird. ˈbrevipen, n. Ornith. [L. penna feather], a short-winged bird. brevipennate |-ˈpɛnət|, a. short-winged. brevirostrate |-ˈrɒstrət|, a. [L. rostrum beak], having a short bill or beak.
1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. III. 40 Brevipennes, or Brevipennates, a term for such birds as the ostrich, cassowary..and others having very short wings. 1852Dana Crust. i. 134 Carapax broad..brevirostrate. |