shortwing

English

Etymology

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. A common name for the family Perilestidae, damselflies in the order Odonata.

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