flightless

Speech parts

1. flightless - Adjective

2. flightless - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

incapable of flying

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nandu wingless apteral apterous kakapo emperor penguin tinamou elephant bird dromaeognathous

Antonyms

volant alar feathery alate flighted feathered
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Related terms

unflying unflightworthy unflyable

Phrases with the word

large flightless bird flightless marine bird flightless aquatic bird large flightless seabird flightless fruit fly flightless sea bird

Examples

After a brief discussion of freshwater species, it returns to oceanic islands and their peculiarities; for example on some islands roles played by mammals on continents were played by other animals such as flightless birds or reptiles. Source: Internet

As a consequence, they have their own flora and fauna; in particular, they lack many of the land mammals and flightless birds that are common to New Guinea and Australia. Source: Internet

Darwin discusses rudimentary organs, such as the wings of flightless birds and the rudiments of pelvis and leg bones found in some snakes. Source: Internet

Among the endemic sea birds are a flightless cormorant, and the only penguin species which lives in tropical waters. Source: Internet

Chocobos are large, often flightless birds that appear in several installments as a means of long-distance travel for characters. Source: Internet

Given the fact that ibis (but no dodo-like) bones were found on Réunion and that old descriptions match a flightless sacred ibis quite well, the "Réunion solitaire" hypothesis has been refuted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

flightiest flightily flightiness flightless aquatic bird flightless bird flightless cormorant