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flightless

flight·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flahyt-lis]
    • /ˈflaɪt lɪs/
    • /ˈflaɪt.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt-lis]
    • /ˈflaɪt lɪs/

Definitions of flightless word

  • adjective flightless incapable of flying: flightless birds such as the moa, rhea, and dodo. 1
  • noun flightless (of a bird or an insect) naturally unable to fly. 1
  • adjective flightless bird: cannot fly 1
  • adjective flightless A flightless bird or insect is unable to fly because it does not have the necessary type of wings. 0
  • adjective flightless (of certain birds and insects) unable to fly 0
  • adjective flightless not able to fly 0
See all 7 definitions of flightless

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Origin of flightless

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; flight1 + -less

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Parts of speech for Flightless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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flightless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for flightless

adjective flightless

  • flying — making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object.
  • earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
  • terrestrial — pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
All 3 Synonyms of flightless

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Related words

  • cassowary

    any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, inhabiting forests in NE Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having a horny head crest, black plumage, and brightly coloured neck and wattles: order Casuariiformes

  • dodo

    any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.

  • elephant bird

    Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that comprise the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially Aepyornis maximus.

  • great auk

    a large, flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, of rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts: extinct since 1844.

  • kakapo

    a large, almost flightless nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand: an endangered species.

  • kiwi

    any of several flightless, ratite birds of the genus Apteryx, of New Zealand, allied to the extinct moas.
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