ornithopter

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈɔː.nɪˌθɒp.tə/ (UK)
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/ˈɔː.nɪˌθɒp.tə/ (UK) · /ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ/ (US)

Definition of ornithopter

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.

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Etymology

From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), equivalent to ornitho- + -pter.

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