Brev′i‐pen″nate (�), a. [L. brevis short + E. pennate.] (Zoöl.) Short-winged; — applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.