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Etymology

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From short +‎ wing.

Noun

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shortwing (plural shortwings)

 
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  1. Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
  2. Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
  3. A common name for the family Perilestidae, damselflies in the order Odonata.

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