See Also: standardwing(dictionary)

standardwing (iou)



standardwing noun & adjective. As adjective usu. standard-wing. M19.
[from STANDARD noun + WING noun.]
A. noun. More fully Wallace's standardwing. A bird of paradise, Semioptera wallacei, the male of which bears a long white pennant feather on each wing. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. = standard-winged. L19.
standard-winged adjective having an elongated feather on each wing;
standard-winged bird of paradise = STANDARDWING noun;
standard-winged nightjar, an African nightjar, Macrodipteryx longipennis, the male of which bears a long feather on each wing during the breeding season: L19.