See Also: awing(dictionary)

litoptern (iou) and awing (iou)


litoptern (iou)



litoptern noun. E20.
[from mod. Latin Litopterna (see below), from Greek litos smooth + pterne heel-bone.]
Palaeontology. Any extinct S. American ungulate mammal of the order Litopterna.

awing (iou)



awing adverb & pred. adjective. E17.
[from A preposition1 1 + WING noun.]
On the wing; flying (lit. & fig.).