Flightless vs Unflighted - What's the difference?
flightless | unflighted |
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
(of birds, rare) Lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless)
:This breed of canary is unflighted for the first six months of its life.
Lacking flights (arrows, a screw thread, etc.).
:Unflighted darts have a tendency to tumble.
As adjectives the difference between flightless and unflighted
is that flightless is unable to fly usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu while unflighted is (of birds|rare) lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless).flightless
English
Adjective
(-)- America has its bald eagle and New Zealand has its kiwi, a flightless brown bird.