shortwing

English

Etymology

From short +‎ wing.

Noun

shortwing (plural shortwings)

  1. Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
  2. Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
  3. Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.

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