Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Long-winged, as a bird; having long pennæ, remiges, or flight-feathers.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having long wings, or quills.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Having long wings or quills.

Etymologies

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Latin longus long + English pennate.

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