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flight·less
(flīt′lĭs)adj.
Incapable of flying. Used of certain birds, such as the penguin.
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flightless
(ˈflaɪtlɪs)adj
(Animals) (of certain birds and insects) unable to fly. See also ratite
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flight•less
(ˈflaɪt lɪs)adj.
incapable of flying: flightless birds.
[1870–75]
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Adj. | 1. | flightless - incapable of flying wingless - lacking wings |
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nelétavý
lentokyvytön
ófleygur
niet-vliegend
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flightless
[ˈflaɪtləs] adj [creature] → incapable de volerflight lieutenant flight-lieutenant n (British) → capitaine m de l'armée de l'airflight number n [plane] → numéro m de volflight path n → trajectoire f (de vol)flight recorder n → enregistreur m de volflight simulator n → simulateur m de volflight supplement n → supplément m volCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005