Flier With Wax Wings Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
	33%	7		Flier with a white head and gray wings
	noun • mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
	26%	6		Mythical flier, wacky with vulture and raven wings
	noun • a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs

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