Spur-winged

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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