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brevipen

brevipen noun: a brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes.

Noun

brevipen (plural brevipens)

  1. (obsolete) A brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes

Forms of brevipen

pluralbrevipens

Origin of brevipen

From Latin brevis (“short”) + penna (“wing”). Compare French brévipenne.

Questions about brevipen

What does brevipen mean?
Brevipen means a brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes.
What part of speech is brevipen?
Brevipen is a noun.
What is the plural of brevipen?
The plural of brevipen is brevipens.

Words near brevipen in the dictionary

  1. breviloquence
  2. breviloquent
  3. brevine
  4. brevinine
  5. breviped
  6. brevipen
  7. brevipennate
  8. brevipens
  9. brevipolide
  10. brevipolides
  11. brevirostral

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