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filoplume Ornith.|ˈfaɪləpluːm|
[ad. mod.L. fīloplūma, badly f. L. fīlum thread + plūma feather. (The correct L. form would be *fīliplūma.)]
(See quot. 1890.)
1884Syd. Soc. Lex., Filoplume. 1890Coues Field & Gen. Ornith. ii. §3. 128 Different kinds of Feathers. 4. Filoplumes, filoplumæ, or thread-feathers, have an extremely slender, almost invisible stem..and usually no vane, unless a terminal tuft of barbs may be held for such..These are the nearest approach to hairs that birds have. |