winged

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They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

“Palaces of the Crow” charts Neriya’s survival in the forest with a band of other foundlings who were similarly saved by their winged protectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Suggesting emergence rather than collapse, a winged metal woman rises from a hospital bed, bathed in multicolored light projected across the walls, while translucent metallic fragments dangle overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The winged insects are the farm's signature butterfly and are bred at its sister farm in Belize.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Aphrodite in her winged car high over the earth heard her lover’s groan and flew to him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton