Spur-winged \Spur"-winged`\ (-w[i^]ngd`), a. (Zool.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
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{Spur-winged goose} (Zool.), 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 ({Plectropterus Gambensis}) and
the Egyptian, or Nile, goose ({Alopochen Aegyptiaca}).
{Spur-winged plover} (Zool.), 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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