01 a. Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
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Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Spur-winged goose —
any one of several species of long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the wing, as the Gambo goose (Plectropterus Gambensis) and the Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover —
an Old World plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent parts of Asia and Europe.