- flightless
- flight|less [ `flaıtləs ] adjectivea flightless bird, insect, etc. cannot fly even though it has wings
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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flightless — 1875, from FLIGHT (Cf. flight) (1) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
flightless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a bird or insect) naturally unable to fly. DERIVATIVES flightlessness noun … English terms dictionary
flightless — [flīt′lis] adj. not able to fly … English World dictionary
flightless — [[t]fla͟ɪtləs[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A flightless bird or insect is unable to fly because it does not have the necessary type of wings. ...a flightless dinosaur … English dictionary
flightless — /fluyt lis/, adj. incapable of flying: flightless birds such as the moa, rhea, and dodo. [1870 75; FLIGHT1 + LESS] * * * … Universalium
flightless — adj. Flightless is used with these nouns: ↑bird … Collocations dictionary
flightless — flight|less [ˈflaıtləs] adj unable to fly ▪ a flightless bird … Dictionary of contemporary English
flightless — adjective unable to fly: a flightless bird … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flightless — UK [ˈflaɪtləs] / US adjective a flightless bird, insect etc cannot fly even though it has wings … English dictionary
flightless — flight•less [[t]ˈflaɪt lɪs[/t]] adj. incapable of flying: flightless birds[/ex] • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
