nonvolant

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nonvolant

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From non- + volant.

adjective non-volant

not comparable Incapable of flight. Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands.
Similar: flightless, nonflying

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@misc{nonvolant_2026,
  title = {nonvolant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonvolant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}