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Hypopteron

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hypoptilumnoun(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
hyporachisnoun(ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather.
teleoptilenounA fully-formed feather (of a mature bird)
mesoptilenoun(biology) one of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets)
thopternoun(fiction) Synonym of ornithopter (“birdlike aircraft”).
pterylanoun(ornithology) One of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.
uppertailnounThe dorsal part of the tail of a bird
ptiloerectionnoun(ornithology) Fluffing up of feathers or down so that birds can control heat.
neoptilenounThe down or light, fluffy feathers on a young bird.
pteromanounA covert of the secondary flight feathers of a bird.
flight feathernoun(ornithology) Any asymmetrical feather of the wing or tail of a bird.
apteriumnoun(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
secondary feathernoun(biology) A remex flight feather that is connected to the ulna
hemipodenounAny of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
rhamphothecanounA thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak
wingpitnounThe location under and at the base of the wing, where the axillary feathers are found (analogous to the armpit of an arm).
tailnoun(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
pterolysisnounThe arrangement of different feathers in different parts of a bird
phenicopternoun(archaic) A flamingo.
orthopternounAny insect of the order Orthoptera

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