latipennate
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prettygoodwordlatipennate (lat-ee-PEN-ayt) - adj., having broad wings.
Used, natch, in ornithology (which word I will one day learn to spell correctly on the first try). Coined from Latin roots latus, broad + pennātus, winged, from penna, a contour feather (as opposed to down or a plume -- yes, the Romans made that distinction in their words for feathers).
---L.
Used, natch, in ornithology (which word I will one day learn to spell correctly on the first try). Coined from Latin roots latus, broad + pennātus, winged, from penna, a contour feather (as opposed to down or a plume -- yes, the Romans made that distinction in their words for feathers).
---L.
