单词 | sword-flighted |
释义 | > as lemmassword-flighted sword-flighted adj. said of a bird having some of the wing-feathers contrasted in colour with the rest, suggesting a sword carried at the side. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > having feathers on > of particular type or colour standardwinga1867 sword-flighted1868 standard-winged1875 pin-winged1890 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants II. xxvi. 349 Pouters properly have white primary wing-feathers, but not rarely a ‘sword-flighted’ bird, that is, one with the few first primaries dark-coloured, appears. < as lemmas |
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