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单词 longipennate
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longipennate
longipennate adj. and n.
Brit. /ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˈpɛneɪt/
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/ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˈpɛnət/
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U.S. /ˌlɔndʒəˈpɛˌneɪt/
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/ˌlɑndʒəˈpɛˌneɪt/
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/ˌlɔndʒəˈpɛnət/
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/ˌlɑndʒəˈpɛnət/
[compare scientific Latin Longipennata (1836 or earlier), Longipennatae (1866 or earlier), and also longipennine adj. and n.] Zoology (now rare) (a) adj. long-winged; formerly spec. †= longipennine adj. and n. (a) (obsolete); (b) n. = longipennine adj. and n. (b) (rare).
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1840 Lit. Gaz. 27 June 411/3 Its length and comparative straightness would prove it to have belonged to one of the longipennate natatorial birds equalling in size the albatross.
1873 L. Mercier tr. J. Verne 20,000 Leagues under Sea ii. i. 147 I saw some magnificent albatrosses, uttering discordant cries like the braying of an ass, and birds belonging to the family of the longipennates.
1882 Punch 28 Jan. 48/2 As for our Owl, he's no go at all, Not longipennate enough for a leader of birds; can't e'en crow at all.
1981 Environment & Ecol. Qinghai-Xizang Plateau (Symp. on Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, 1980) 1079 Adaptive Features... Elytra and wings degenerating or entirely lacking... Longipennate—9 species.
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