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单词 accessory plume
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accessory plume
accessory plume n. Ornithology (now rare) a downy plumule attached to the base of the shaft of a feather; = afterfeather n.
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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.
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