Assertion: auk's wing | /r/HasProperty | short
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: as among other alcids
type: OTHER
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Its legs and wings are short, and its feet are webbed.
text: The wings are short but strong, with the wing muscle ratio being around 22% of the body weight.
text: As among other alcids, the wings are relatively short, adapted for diving, underwater swimming and capturing prey rather than gliding, of which they are incapable.
text: The plumage in general consists of a mixture of brown and grey, and the feathers are somewhat curled or bent at the ends in the natural state: the wings are so very short as to be totally useless for flight, and indeed, are scarcely to be distinguished from the rest of the plumage, were it not for their standing out a little.
text: It had very short wings, like stubs, which meant it could not fly.
text: It had very short wings, like stubs, which meant it could not fly.
text: It had very short wings, like stubs, which meant it could not fly.