单词 | accessory plume |
释义 | > as lemmasaccessory plume accessory plume n. Ornithology (now rare) a downy plumule attached to the base of the shaft of a feather; = afterfeather n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > other specific types drivings1682 whisker1752 subaxillary1820 accessory plume1835 flake-feather1837 filoplume1867 penna1871 thread-feather1872 deck-feather1879 streamer1879 racket1887 afterfeather1937 1835 Introd. Study Birds (Religious Tract Soc.) 6 Besides the parts of a feather above described, we must not forget to notice the accessory plume. 1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 178 The latter [sc. the last tertial feather] [is]..very loose in texture..furnished with a very soft accessory plume, three inches long and two wide. 1941 A. R. Winter & E. M. Funk Poultry iii. 54 The accessory plume is a small rudimentary feather or down growing on the under side of the feather at the base of the shaft. 1996 P. Swadling Plumes from Paradise iii. 49 Others have wire-like accessory plumes that extend from the tail, head, back or shoulders. < as lemmas |
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