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Ornithopter

//ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.
  2. 2
    heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings wordnet

Etymology

From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), equivalent to ornitho- + -pter.

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