flightless

[ flahyt-lis ]

/ ˈflaɪt lɪs /

adjective

incapable of flying: flightless birds such as the moa, rhea, and dodo.

Origin of flightless

First recorded in 1870–75; flight¹ + -less

Words nearby flightless

flight engineer, flight feather, flight formation, flight instrument, flight leader, flightless, flight level, flight lieutenant, flight line, flight management systems, flight nurse

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Example sentences from the Web for flightless

Flightless rails have apparently developed in the absence of predation.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker
The flightless great auk, which at one time was common along the north Atlantic coast, belongs to this family.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 4 [April 1901]|Various
It was probably a poor flier, though not flightless, as Fulica chathamensis was.
Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild
Here we find the flightless Apteryx and a flightless goose now extinct, also the extinct Moa.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 2 [February 1901]|Various

There are flightless birds, but they all live in climates in which they can exist at all seasons.
The Migration of Birds|T. A. Coward

British Dictionary definitions for flightless

flightless

/ (ˈflaɪtlɪs) /

adjective

(of certain birds and insects) unable to flySee also ratite

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单词	flightless
释义	flightless [ flahyt-lis ] / ˈflaɪt lɪs / adjective incapable of flying: flightless birds such as the moa, rhea, and dodo. Origin of flightless First recorded in 1870–75; flight¹ + -less Words nearby flightless flight engineer, flight feather, flight formation, flight instrument, flight leader, flightless, flight level, flight lieutenant, flight line, flight management systems, flight nurse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flightless Flightless rails have apparently developed in the absence of predation. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3\|Rollin H. Baker The flightless great auk, which at one time was common along the north Atlantic coast, belongs to this family. Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 4 [April 1901]\|Various It was probably a poor flier, though not flightless, as Fulica chathamensis was. Extinct Birds\|Walter Rothschild Here we find the flightless Apteryx and a flightless goose now extinct, also the extinct Moa. Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 2 [February 1901]\|Various There are flightless birds, but they all live in climates in which they can exist at all seasons. The Migration of Birds\|T. A. Coward British Dictionary definitions for flightless flightless / (ˈflaɪtlɪs) / adjective (of certain birds and insects) unable to flySee also ratite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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