wingdom

noun — 2 senses

wingdom

noun

Etymology From wing + -dom.

1

Winged creatures as a group.

A lion for the jungle or an eagle for all wingdom?1947, Norman Corwin, Untitled, and other radio dramas, page 19:
While the earth we have mistakenly taken to be our kingdom to overuse and misadminister as we please begins to show the wear and tear of that, he has given us a brilliantly preserved wingdom.2001, Birds in Art: An International Exhibition, page 14:

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Here it seemed, then, that you could navigate according to the clouds' positions, and that the routes of birds had nothing to teach but life's confusion—which it would be like both weather and wingdom to deceive you into.2013, Ivan Doig, The Sea Runners, →ISBN:

wingdom

noun

Etymology Blend of wing + kingdom.

1

A domain ruled over by a winged creature.

But we, the while winging, And thoughtfully hymning, All day o'er the meadows green, See kindred in kingdoms Of manifold wingdoms In myriads by man unseen.1874, The Aldine: The Art Journal of America - Volume 7, page 36:
Observe the Whooping Crane Who still enjoys the weather Despite his wingdom's wane — A bird of different feather.1991, Vassar Miller, If I had wheels or love: collected poems of Vassar Miller, page 49:

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Is your personal castle so constructed to offer a bird's eye view of the world? (Yes, I, Norgana can gaze out across the entire wingdom.*)2011, Carl Fanning, The Sara Bellum Review, →ISBN, page 161:

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