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Definition of flightless adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flightless

adjective

/ˈflaɪtləs/

/ˈflaɪtləs/

[usually before noun]

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(of birds or insects) unable to fly
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Flightless is used with these nouns:
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