Flightless vs Flyless - What's the difference?
flightless | flyless |
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
* 2010 , Alexander Elder, Straying from the Flock: Travels in New Zealand
Without flies (the insect).
Without a fly (strip of material hiding a fastener).
As adjectives the difference between flightless and flyless
is that flightless is unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu while flyless is without flies (the insect).flightless
English
Adjective
(-)- America has its bald eagle and New Zealand has its kiwi, a flightless brown bird.
See also
* (l)flyless
English
Adjective
(-)- flyless trousers or pants