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Wallace's standard-wing

Wallace's standard-wing noun: synonym of standard-wing.

Noun

Wallace's standard-wing (plural Wallace's standard-wings)

  1. Synonym of standard-wing.
    • The four long white plumes which give the bird its altogether unique character, spring from little tubercles close to the upper edge of the shoulder or bend of the wing; they are narrow, gently curved, and equally webbed on both sides, of a pure creamy white colour. They are about six inches long...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 41
    Synonyms:
    standard-wing

Synonyms of Wallace's standard-wing

Forms of Wallace's standard-wing

pluralWallace's standard-wings

Origin of Wallace's standard-wing

Named in honour of Alfred Russel Wallace, the first European to describe it.

Questions about Wallace's standard-wing

What does Wallace's standard-wing mean?
Wallace's standard-wing means synonym of standard-wing.
What part of speech is Wallace's standard-wing?
Wallace's standard-wing is a noun.
What is the plural of Wallace's standard-wing?
The plural of Wallace's standard-wing is Wallace's standard-wings.

Words near Wallace's standard-wing in the dictionary

  1. Wallace rule of nines
  2. Wallace tree
  3. Wallace trees
  4. Wallace's giant bee
  5. Wallace's Line
  6. Wallace's standard-wing
  7. Wallace's standard-wings
  8. Wallace-Bolyai-Gerwien theorem
  9. Wallace-Woodworth
  10. Wallacea
  11. Wallacean

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