"shortwing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shortwings [plural]
Etymology: short + wing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|wing}} short + wing Head templates: {{en-noun}} shortwing (plural shortwings)
  1. Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
    Sense id: en-shortwing-en-noun-uHzir-ZE
  2. Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
    Sense id: en-shortwing-en-noun-g485V-LG
  3. A common name for the family Perilestidae, damselflies in the order Odonata. Categories (lifeform): Damselflies, Muscicapids, Thrushes
    Sense id: en-shortwing-en-noun-b2Hzh2dR Disambiguation of Damselflies: 15 10 74 Disambiguation of Muscicapids: 26 12 62 Disambiguation of Thrushes: 31 12 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 14 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 16 56

Inflected forms

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