winglike

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adjective

Having the characteristics of a wing.

Similar
alarwinged
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English wing →
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Meanings

adjectivewinglike (comparative more winglike, superlative most winglike)

comparative more winglike · superlative most winglike

  1. Having the characteristics of a wing.

    Synonyms: alar

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the characteristics of a wing.

Similar
alar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveresembling a wing in shape or position

Similar
winged

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishwing
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishwinglike

From wing + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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