Definition of Spur-wenged
Spur"-winged` (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the
wings.
Spur-winged goose (Zoöl.), any
one of several species of long-legged African geese of the genus
Plectropterus and allied genera, having a strong spur on the
bend of the wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the
Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen Ægyptiaca). --
Spur-winged plover (Zoöl.), an Old
World plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the
bend of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent parts
of Asia and Europe.
Spur"-winged` (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the
wings.
Spur-winged goose (Zoöl.), any
one of several species of long-legged African geese of the genus
Plectropterus and allied genera, having a strong spur on the
bend of the wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the
Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen Ægyptiaca). --
Spur-winged plover (Zoöl.), an Old
World plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the
bend of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent parts
of Asia and Europe.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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