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adjectivenonvolant (not comparable)
alternative non-volant
- not comparableIncapable of flight.
Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands.
20178, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 1 MarchSynonyms: flightless, nonflying
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIncapable of flight.
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nonvolant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvolant
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“nonvolant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvolant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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