ornithopter

== English == === Alternative forms === orthopter === Etymology === From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), equivalent to ornitho- +‎ -pter. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.nɪˌθɒp.tə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ/ === Noun === ornithopter (plural ornithopters) An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Category:ornithopters on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons