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SPUR-WINGED
SPUR-WINGED
Spur
"-
winged
`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Having
one
or
more
spurs
on
the
bend
of
the
wings.
Spur-winged
goose
(Zoöl.),
any
one
of
several
species
of
long-legged
African
geese
of
the
genus
Plectropterus
and
allied
genera,
having
a
strong
spur
on
the
bend
of
the
wing,
as
the
Gambo
goose
(P. Gambensis )
and
the
Egyptian,
or
Nile,
goose
(Alopochen Ægyptiaca ). --
Spur-winged
plover
(Zoöl.),
an
Old
World
plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus )
having
a
sharp
spur
on
the
bend
of
the
wing.
It
inhabits
Northern
Africa
and
the
adjacent
parts
of
Asia
and
Europe.
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