Assertion: cassowary's wing | /r/HasProperty | reduced except the ends of five stiff quills
Facets:
value: like “wingless” birds
type: OTHER
value: to be bidden
type: PURPOSE
value: like other ratite
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Like other ratite, or “wingless” birds, the wings are so reduced as to be bidden beneath the drooping plumage, except the ends of five stiff quills; these wings are quite useless for either flight, or aid in running, but are of some service as weapons.