brevipennis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from brevis (“short”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “looks like a typo”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [brɛ.wɪˈpɛn.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bre.viˈpɛn.nis] === Adjective === brevipennis (neuter brevipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) having a short wing or fin, or short feathers ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.