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ORTHOPTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthopter mean?
• ORTHOPTER (noun)
The noun ORTHOPTER has 1 sense:
1. heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
Familiarity information: ORTHOPTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ornithopter; orthopter
Hypernyms ("orthopter" is a kind of...):
heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)
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