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impennate

impennate adjective: characterized by short wings unsuitable for flying, covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.

Adjective

impennate (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Characterized by short wings unsuitable for flying, covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.
    • impennate awk (great auk)

Questions about impennate

What does impennate mean?
Impennate means characterized by short wings unsuitable for flying, covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.
What part of speech is impennate?
Impennate is an adjective.

Words near impennate in the dictionary

  1. impenitent
  2. impenitently
  3. impenitents
  4. impenitible
  5. impenitibleness
  6. impennate
  7. impenned
  8. impenning
  9. impennous
  10. impens
  11. impentamine

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