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ornithopter的意思

ornithopter

基本解释

n. 扑翼飞机

英文词源

ornithopter (n.)
1908, from French ornithoptère (1908), a machine designed to fly be mechanical flapping of wings, from ornitho- + Greek pteron "wing" (see pterodactyl). A mode of flight considered promising at least since Leonardo's day.