brevipen

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noun

A brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes

OriginLatin brevis ← French brévipenne →
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Meanings

nounbrevipen (plural brevipens)

plural brevipens

  1. obsoleteA brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes

Origin

  1. Frenchbrévipenne
  2. Latinbrevis“short”
  3. Englishbrevipen

From Latin brevis (“short”) + penna (“wing”). Compare French brévipenne.

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APA

brevipen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brevipen

MLA

“brevipen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brevipen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brevipen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brevipen.

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