Assertion: ostrich's wing | /r/HasProperty | useless
Facets:
value: for flight
type: PURPOSE
value: totally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
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: This does not mean the wings are useless, they are very important.
text: Although their large wings are useless for flight, they are used for balance and for changing direction as the bird runs.