wing-handed

adjective

Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as in the bats, flying foxes or pterodactyls.

Meanings

adjectivewing-handed (not comparable)

alternative winghanded

  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyHaving the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as in the bats, flying foxes or pterodactyls.

    Synonyms: hand-winged

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as in the bats, flying foxes or pterodactyls.

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Chicago

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

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