Spur-winged /(-wĭngd`)/
Spur·-winged
Spur-winged
a.
- 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.