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Having long wings, or quills.

A group of longwinged sea birds, including the gulls, petrels, etc.

Of or pertaining to the Longipennes; longipennate.

One of the Longirostres.

Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres.

A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills, as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as an artificial division.

Somewhat long; moderately long.

Length; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense. Sir H. Wotton. The longitude of their cloaks. Sir. W. Scott. Mine [shadow] spindling into longitude immense. Cowper.

Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.

In the direction of length.

A daddy longlegs.

With longing desire. [Obs.] Shak.

lie at the base of the Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically developed in the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire.

Length.

The European garfish.

The stilt.

Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore. "Longshore thieves." R. Browning.

One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.

Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Prior. -- Long"some*ness, n. [Obs.] Fuller.

Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious. The longspun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below. Addison.