longipennate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin longus long + English pennate.
Adjective
[edit]longipennate (comparative more longipennate, superlative most longipennate)
- (zoology) Having long wings or quills
- Having wings that, when folded, extend past the end of the tail.
Further reading
[edit]- “longipennate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “longipennate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.