shortwing

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noun

Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.

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Meanings

nounshortwing (plural shortwings)

plural shortwings

  1. Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
  2. Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
  3. Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.

Origin

From short + wing.

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APA

shortwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortwing

MLA

“shortwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortwing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shortwing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortwing.

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