(plural) the feathers that cover the rectrices or quill-feathers of the tail in birds; divided into upper and lower, according to their position on…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > 			[noun]		 > tail > feather(s) of > small or covering feathers (3)		 tail-coverts1815 (plural) the feathers that cover the rectrices or quill-feathers of the tail in birds; divided into upper and lower, according to their position on… under-covert1817 Ornithology. One of the small close feathers on the under-side of the wing or tail. tectrix1874 Each of the feathers that cover the base of the quill-feathers of the wing and tail in birds: = covert, n. 5.  | 
	
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