thopter

plural thopters

1. fictionSynonym of ornithopter (“birdlike aircraft”).

   Flowstone Thopter gets +1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn.

   2000 February 14, “Flowstone Thopter”, in Magic: The Gathering, Nemesis, Wizards of the Coast

   2 more examples

   Another ’thopter glided in over the cliff wall above Hawat. He drew in a sharp breath as he saw it—a big troop-carrier. It flew with the slow, spread-wing heaviness of a full load like a giant bird coming to its nest.

   1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “Book II: Muad’Dib”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 213

   I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.

   1997 September 29, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363

   Synonyms: ornithopter