Home › Words › R › roughwingroughwingroughwing means A swallow of the genus Stelgidopteryx.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, roughwing ranks #2,167 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rough + wing, referring to the serrated edge feathers on the wings.nounA swallow of the genus Stelgidopteryx.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).