Sentence: The real wondrous fact remains undiminished and 17 unexplained that a creeping wormlike creature, in process of time, is changed into a glorious winged being, differing from the former in form, habits, food, and every essential particular, as widely as any two creatures can well differ, as widely as a serpent from a bird, for instance.
Combination: a serpent from a bird (root: serpent, modifier: bird)
Property: dissimilar
Property type: emergent