| 词汇 | flightless |
| 释义 | flightless adjective uk /ˈflaɪt.ləs/ us /ˈflaɪt.ləs/ not able to fly: 不能飞的 The ostrich is a flightless bird.鸵鸟是不会飞的鸟。 Zoology: ornithology & bird-watching aerie birder birding birdsong birdwatcher birdwatching eggshell feeding station flighted hide hover incubate incubation incubator ornithological ornithologist ornithology twitcher twitching You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Birds - general words Examples of flightlessflightless This paper considers the role of air currents as dispersal vehicles of these flightless arachnids. Since these insects are brachypterous and flightless, the significance of these variations are obscure. Neither club nor the more crumpled forms of curly can fly, though the flightless forms can ' skip ' several centimetres at a time. They include giant tortoises, of which there are some 80,000, and apparently it is the last breeding place of the flightless rail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The duck are flightless during this season which is thus the period of danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ratites are large flightless birds, and include ostriches, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis and emus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The great spotted kiwi, as a member of the ratites, is flightless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Originally thought to be one of the earliest members of flightless birds, alvarezsaurids have recently been regarded as more basal theropods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bristle-thighed curlews are unique among shorebirds in that they are flightless during molt. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In flightless birds, however, its shape may be slightly different, or it might be absent entirely. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Being flightless makes recolonisation of burnt areas more difficult for these beetles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A dragon starts as a flightless "hatchling", in an epic quest they grow up to an "adult dragon" able to fly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some flightless varieties of island birds are closely related to flying varieties, implying flight is a significant biological cost. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ratites, all of whom are flightless, lack a strong keel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Having no enemies, and taking its food primarily through diving along the food-rich shorelines, the bird eventually became flightless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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