angel wing

noun

A kind of mollusk; a piddock.

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Meanings

nounangel wing (countable and uncountable, plural angel wings)

plural angel wings

  1. countableA kind of mollusk; a piddock.
  2. countableuncountableA disease of waterfowl in which the last joint of the wing becomes twisted, causing the wing feathers to point laterally outwards; a wing of this kind.

Origin

From angel + wing.

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Translations

Finnish enkelinsiipi
  • enkelinsiipijoint twist of waterfowl wings
German Kippflügel
  • Kippflügeljoint twist of waterfowl wings
Māori pātiotio
  • pātiotioa type of mollusc
Cite this entry
APA

angel wing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel%20wing

MLA

“angel wing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel%20wing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angel wing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel%20wing.

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