aftershaftn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəʃɑːft/,

/ˈaftəʃaft/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌʃæft/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: after- prefix, shaft n.²

Etymology: < after- prefix + shaft n.², after German Afterschaft ( C. L. Nitzsch System der Pterylographie (1840) i. 12); compare scientific Latin hyporachis (see hyporachis n. at hypo- prefix 2; C. L. Nitzsch Pterylographiae avium pars prior (1833) i. 4).

Ornithology.

= afterfeather n. In later use also: the shaft of such a structure.

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dowlc1535

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pinion1691

vane1713

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beardlet1804

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barb1835

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stem1845

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filament1870

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radius1882

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scapus1882

cilia1884

1867 W. S. Dallas tr. C. L. Nitzsch Pterylography i. 8 The Aftershaft..originates from the underside of the feather beneath the umbiliciform pit.

1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) ii. 84 The after-shaft, when well developed, is like a duplicate in miniature of the main feather.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 532 An aftershaft or hyporhachis..arises to the inner side at a little pit marking the junction of calamus and rhachis.

2007 L. M. Chiappe Glorified Dinosaurs ii. 65/1 Like on the aftershaft of modern pennaceous feathers, the barbs at the base of the vaned feathers of Protarchaeopteryx are plumulaceous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	aftershaft
释义	aftershaftn. Brit. /ˈɑːftəʃɑːft/, /ˈaftəʃaft/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌʃæft/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: after- prefix, shaft n.² Etymology: < after- prefix + shaft n.², after German Afterschaft ( C. L. Nitzsch System der Pterylographie (1840) i. 12); compare scientific Latin hyporachis (see hyporachis n. at hypo- prefix 2; C. L. Nitzsch Pterylographiae avium pars prior (1833) i. 4). Ornithology. = afterfeather n. In later use also: the shaft of such a structure. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > part of pen1381 quill?a1425 dowlc1535 rib1545 web1575 pilec1600 twill1664 beard1688 pinion1691 vane1713 shaft1748 beardlet1804 medulla1826 barb1835 barbule1835 stem1845 feather-pulp1859 aftershaft1867 barbicel1869 filament1870 vexillum1871 scape1872 rachis1874 harl1877 calamus1878 radius1882 ramus1882 scapus1882 cilia1884 1867 W. S. Dallas tr. C. L. Nitzsch Pterylography i. 8 The Aftershaft..originates from the underside of the feather beneath the umbiliciform pit. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) ii. 84 The after-shaft, when well developed, is like a duplicate in miniature of the main feather. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 532 An aftershaft or hyporhachis..arises to the inner side at a little pit marking the junction of calamus and rhachis. 2007 L. M. Chiappe Glorified Dinosaurs ii. 65/1 Like on the aftershaft of modern pennaceous feathers, the barbs at the base of the vaned feathers of Protarchaeopteryx are plumulaceous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1867
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