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angel wing

noun

Etymology

From angel + wing.

  1. derived from *h₂weh₁-✻ — “to blow”
  2. derived from *wēingijaz✻
  3. derived from vængr
  4. inherited from winge
  5. compounded as angel wing — “angel + wing”

Definitions

  1. A kind of mollusk

    A kind of mollusk; a piddock.

  2. A disease of waterfowl in which the last joint of the wing becomes twisted, causing the…

    A disease of waterfowl in which the last joint of the wing becomes twisted, causing the wing feathers to point laterally outwards; a wing of this kind.

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