The kiwi is a flightless bird of comparable size to the chicken.
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Flightless
Synonyms for "flightless" (6 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 17 languages.
Czech
1 entries- nelétavý adj (unable to fly)
Danish
1 entries- ikke flyvedygtig adj (unable to fly)
Dutch
1 entries- niet-vliegend adj (unable to fly)
Finnish
1 entries- lentokyvytön adj (unable to fly)
German
1 entries- flugunfähig adj (unable to fly)
Greek
1 entries- άπτερος adj (unable to fly)
Hungarian
1 entries- röpképtelen adj (unable to fly)
Icelandic
1 entries- ófleygur adj (unable to fly)
Italian
1 entries- incapace di volare adj (unable to fly)
Lithuanian
1 entries- neskraidantis adj (unable to fly)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- flygeudyktig adj (unable to fly)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- flygeudyktig adj (unable to fly)
Persian
1 entries- بیپرواز adj (unable to fly)
Polish
1 entries- nielotny adj (unable to fly)
Russian
1 entries- нелета́ющий adj (unable to fly)
Swedish
1 entries- flygoförmögen adj (unable to fly)
Telugu
1 entries- ఎగురలేని adj (unable to fly)
Sample sentences
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Flightless birds are birds that can't fly.
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The ostrich is a flightless bird.
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Some species of bird are flightless.
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