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angel wing

angel wing noun: a kind of mollusk; a piddock.

Noun

angel wing (countable and uncountable, plural angel wings)

  1. (countable) A kind of mollusk; a piddock.
  2. A disease of waterfowl in which the last joint of the wing becomes twisted, causing the wing feathers to point laterally outwards; a wing of this kind.

Forms of angel wing

pluralangel wings

Origin of angel wing

From angel + wing.

Questions about angel wing

What does angel wing mean?
Angel wing means a kind of mollusk; a piddock.
What part of speech is angel wing?
Angel wing is a noun.
What is the plural of angel wing?
The plural of angel wing is angel wings.

Words near angel wing in the dictionary

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  10. angel's dram
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