nonvolant

English

Alternative forms

  • non-volant

Etymology

From non- +‎ volant.

Adjective

nonvolant (not comparable)

  1. Incapable of flight.
    Synonyms: flightless, nonflying
    • 20178, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 1 March:
      Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands.
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