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adjectiveincapable of flying
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Definition that contains flightless
- maori hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
- flightless bird flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
- notornis mantelli flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
- wood hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
- ratite bird flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
- takahe flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
- sphenisciform seabird flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
- weka flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
- ratite flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
- notornis flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules