# shortwing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
2. Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
3. Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.

## Etymology
From short + wing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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