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1 definition found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Spur-winged
a.
Zool.
Having
one
or
more
spurs
on
the
bend
of
the
wings
.
Spur-winged goose
Zool.
,
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
Zool.
,
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
.
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