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Definition of "light-winged" [light•-winged]

  • Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. (adjective)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Use "light-winged" in a sentence
  • "Establish (on #1) that the of rate dark to light caterpillars hatched from the entire breeding population has changed significantly from the time that light-winged PMs predominated."
  • "Be able to 'read' the genome, and identify the specific difference between light-winged PMs and dark-winged PMs in specific genes for coloration."
  • "Peppered moths come in two varieties in the very same habitat – light-winged and dark-winged."
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