One of the epidermal appendages of a bird, usually in the form of a central shaft or midrib, of a horny nature, in part tubular, for the rest…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] (116) featherOE One of the epidermal appendages of a bird, usually in the form of a central shaft or midrib, of a horny nature, in part tubular, for the rest… pena1398 A feather of a bird. Now Scottish (chiefly Shetland) and English regional (northern). quill?a1425 The shaft of a feather, or something made from it. The hollow shaft of a feather, esp. the lower part or calamus, which lacks barbs; (more… plumec1475 A feather (now archaic and literary in gen. use); spec. a large or conspicuous feather, such as might be used by a person for adornment, as that… Subcategories:— collective or plumage (13) — little feather (5) — ungrown feather (5) — covering base of large feathers (collective) (4) — down or down-feather (12) — mature feather (1) — breeding plumage (2) — other specific types (12) — part of (29) — clump of or pteryla (3) — on breast or stomach (4) — on back (5) — markings on (1) — pigment in (1) — abnormal colour replacement in (1) — species described by (1) — bird having specific colour of (4) — fact of being feathered (3) — moulting (6) |
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