adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a flightless bird (= that cannot fly )
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The emu is a large flightless Australian bird.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bird
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This huge flightless bird has regularly appeared in illustrated fossil books as a giant carnivore.
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If these huts were strongly constructed, they made a foolproof prison for a flightless bird .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All penguins are flightless but are perfectly adapted to life in water and to withstanding cold.
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Another noticeable bird of the shores is the flightless steamer duck.
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During this time, the flight feathers are all replaced simultaneously, making the bird flightless for a while.
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If these huts were strongly constructed, they made a foolproof prison for a flightless bird.
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The falcon spreads flightless wings and stalks among months of droppings.
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There is a certain wasp, for example, of which the female is flightless .
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They act like huge and flightless cuckoos, as they stroll off and take no part in parental care.
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This huge flightless bird has regularly appeared in illustrated fossil books as a giant carnivore.