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impennate, a. and n. Ornith.|ɪmˈpɛnət|
[f. im-2 + pennate, after mod.L. Impenn-es.]
A. adj. Featherless, wingless; spec. applied to the Impennes, a name given by Illiger, 1811, to certain swimming birds which have small wings covered with scale-like feathers, as the penguins.
B. n. A bird of this kind.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Impennates, Impennes. |