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wingdom

wingdom noun: winged creatures as a group.

Noun (1)

wingdom (uncountable)

  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

Noun (2)

wingdom (plural wingdoms)

  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

Forms of wingdom

pluralwingdoms

Origin of wingdom

From wing + -dom.

Blend of wing + kingdom.

Questions about wingdom

What does wingdom mean?
Wingdom means winged creatures as a group.
What part of speech is wingdom?
Wingdom is a noun.
What is the plural of wingdom?
The plural of wingdom is wingdoms.

Words near wingdom in the dictionary

  1. wingdinger
  2. wingdingers
  3. wingdings
  4. wingdog
  5. wingdogs
  6. wingdom
  7. wingdoms
  8. winge
  9. Wingecarribee
  10. winged
  11. winged bean

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