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From Latin longus (“long”) + pennate, from penna (“a wing”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of longipinnate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
longipennate
Today it means: Having long wings or quills Full definition →
Today it means: Having long wings or quills Full definition →
From Latin longus (“long”) + pennate, from penna (“a wing”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of longipinnate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.