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flightless [-lɪs] ADJ

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Some of the genera which ultimately became extinct were very large, and a tendency to become flightless has been noted in prehistoric darters.
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Some flightless varieties of island birds are closely related to flying varieties, implying flight is a significant biological cost.
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Having no enemies, and taking its food primarily through diving along the food-rich shorelines, the bird eventually became flightless.
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They are wide-bodied, flightless and can grow to around 5 cm.
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Many, if not all, species were completely flightless.
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The ratites are large flightless birds, and include ostriches, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis and emus.
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Many reasons were cited for the failure of this flightless bird.
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As in other flightless birds, the angle between the coracoid and sternum is enlarged.
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A small number of species, such as ducks and geese, lose all of their flight feathers at once, temporarily becoming flightless.
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About 60 extant bird species are flightless, as were many extinct birds.
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