shortwing

noun — 3 senses

shortwing

noun

Etymology From short + wing.

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

Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.

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