flightless

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flightless

adjective

not comparable, usually Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu. Near-synonyms: apterous, wingless
Similar: nonflying, nonvolant, apterous, wingless · Opposite: flying, volant
not comparable, uncommon Describing an individual bird that normally would be able to fly but in this case cannot, such as an injured sparrow. The animal shelter has a flightless sparrow named Shiny, who seems to make up for his disability by being an avid runner.
humorous, not comparable, uncommon Suddenly deprived of a scheduled (airline) flight by its cancellation. Oh great, some wind is blowing in Chicago, so now I'm flightless in Seattle, because this airline can't cope!

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adj unable to fly

Deutsch	flugunfähig
Italiano	incapace di volare
Ελληνικά	άπτερος ápteros
Русский	нелета́ющий neletájuščij

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@misc{flightless_2026,
  title = {flightless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flightless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}