short-winged

• Adjektiv, das ein Tier, meist einen Vogel oder ein Insekt, mit kurzen Flügeln bezeichnet; fachsprachlich auch kurzflügelig.

An obsolete adjective describing a bird or insect having short wings.

1. Having short or rudimentary wingsC1formalscientific

   Describes an organism, especially an insect, that has wings which are very short, reduced, or non-functional.

   Kurzflügelig

   • The short-winged grasshopper is unable to fly long distances.
   • Many short-winged beetles are found in this cave system.
   • The short-winged form of the insect is an adaptation to its windy environment.

   Synonymebrachypterous