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Outwing :: Outwing (v. t.) To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying..

Bombylious :: Bombylious (a.) Buzzing, like a bumblebee; as, the bombylious noise of the horse fly..

Fantail :: Fantail (n.) Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers..

Circumvolant :: Circumvolant (a.) Flying around.

Parted :: Parted (a.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc..

Leave :: Leave (n.) The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go..

Twin :: Twin (n.) One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young..

Volacious :: Volacious (a.) Apt or fit to fly.

Hornbill :: Hornbill (n.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals..

Wing :: Wing (v. t.) To move through in flight; to fly through.

Stress :: Stress (n.) Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance..

Spray :: Spray (v. t.) Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like..

Menhaden :: Menhaden (n.) An American marine fish of the Herring familt (Brevoortia tyrannus), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead, whitefish, etc..

Lanch :: Lanch (v. t.) To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch..

Quipu :: Quipu (n.) A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events..

Alunogen :: Alunogen (n.) A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feather alum, and hair salt..

Wing :: Wing (n.) Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse..

Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

Beambird :: Beambird (n.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building..

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