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Flight feather
Any asymmetrical feather of the wing or tail of a bird.
📖 Definitions of "Flight feather"
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Any asymmetrical feather of the wing or tail of a bird.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flight feather"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quill feathernoun | Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird; sometimes termed a flight feather. |
| quillnoun | A pen made from a feather. |
| pinionnoun | (mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train. |
| tailfeathernoun | Any of the feathers of a bird's tail. |
| feathernoun | A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display. |
| beam feathernoun | Synonym of beam (one of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk) |
| cockfeathernoun | Tailfeather of a cock. |
| featherletnoun | A little feather. |
| afterfeathernoun | (ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather. |
| secondary | Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. |
| down feathernoun | A feather of the down of a bird. |
| cock-feathernoun | Tailfeather of a cock. |
| axialnoun | (ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds. |
| tertialnoun | (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird. |
| featheringnoun | Plumage. |
| plumagenoun | (ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering. |
| feminanoun | A wing feather from a female ostrich. |
| feathered friendnoun | (idiomatic) A bird. |
| fantailnoun | Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail. |
| teleoptilenoun | A fully-formed feather (of a mature bird) |
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