brevipen (brevipen)

[ IMG:content-2508.png:[blocks in formation] Brevipennatæ (brev"i-pe-nā'tē), n. pl. [NL., From the appearance of the clouds a gale was evidently brewing. Marryat . fem. pl. of brevipennatus, short-winged: see brevipennate.] A group of brachypterous or brew1 (brö), n. [ IMG:content-2509.png:[ocr errors] short-winged web-footed birds, the Brachypte- by brewing; that which is brewed. res or Pygopodes , including the penguins, auks, brew2t. Obsolete form of bree (which see). guillemots, loons, and grebes. [Not in use.] brewage (brö'āj), n . [ brew1 + -age .] A mixed brevipennate (brev-i-pen'at), a. and n. [ brevipennatus , brevis , short, + penn at us , winged: see pennate .] I. a. Having short wings; brachypterous; specifically, of or per- taining to the Brevipennatæ or Brevipennes . II. n. A bird having short wings. 2. A lawyer's brief. S. Butler. breviature (brē'vi-a-tūr), n. [ breviate + -ure.] An abbreviation. Johnson. [Rare.] brevicaudate (brev-i-ka'dāt), a. [L. brevis , short, + cauda , tail.] Having a short tail; brachyurous.