white-winged
/ˌwʌɪtˈwɪŋd/adjective
Having wings that are white or conspicuously marked with white. Frequently in names of birds.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Maplet (d. 1592), writer on natural philosophy. From white + winged.
- walking stick
- walking-stick insect
- walking-stick palm
- walking sword
- walking ticket
- walking tour
- walking up
- walking whale
- walking wheel
- walking wounded
- walk in on
- walk into
- walkist
- walk it
- walklet
- Walkman
- walk-march
- walk Matilda
- walk mill
- walk-off
- walk off with
- walk of life
- walk of shame
- walk-on
- walk on air