flightless in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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The great spotted kiwi, as a member of the ratites, is flightless.
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Flightless birds comprise less than 2% of all living bird species.
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In that case, the larger dromaeosaurids were secondarily flightless, like the modern ostrich.
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Even flightless birds still retain flight feathers, though sometimes in radically modified forms.
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As in other flightless birds, the angle between the coracoid and sternum is enlarged.
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The hindwings are completely absent, and both males and females are flightless.
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This allowed the evolution of a number of flightless birds and large reptile species.
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Flightless birds that had previously known no predators became a staple food source.
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Flightless birds were easy to catch and nests were full of eggs for the taking.
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In flightless birds, however, its shape may be slightly different, or it might be absent entirely.
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