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Definition of: ornithopter
(ôr′nə·thop′tər) noun
A theoretical type of aircraft sustained and propelled by an upward and downward movement of the wings, as in the flight of a bird: also called orthopter. [<ORNITHO- + Gk. pteron a wing]
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