nonvolant

English

Alternative forms

• non-volant

Etymology

From non- +‎ volant.

Adjective

nonvolant (not comparable)

1. Incapable of flight.

   Synonyms: flightless, nonflying

   • 20178, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 1 March:

     Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands.