flightless

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flight·less /ˈflaɪtləs/ adjective  HBunable to fly 不能飞的 a flightless bird 一种不能飞的鸟

Examples from the Corpus

flightless• There is a certain wasp, for example, of which the female is flightless.• This huge flightless bird has regularly appeared in illustrated fossil books as a giant carnivore.• If these huts were strongly constructed, they made a foolproof prison for a flightless bird.• All penguins are flightless but are perfectly adapted to life in water and to withstanding cold.• They act like huge and flightless cuckoos, as they stroll off and take no part in parental care.• During this time, the flight feathers are all replaced simultaneously, making the bird flightless for a while.• Another noticeable bird of the shores is the flightless steamer duck.• The falcon spreads flightless wings and stalks among months of droppings.

flight·less adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus fly unable to

flightless
flight‧less /ˈflaɪtləs/ adjective
unable to fly:
    a flightless bird

flight·lessBrE /ˈflaɪtləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflaɪtləs/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of birds or insects 鸟或昆虫) unable to fly 不能飞的