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filoplume
fil·o·plume F0121900 (fĭl′ə-plo͞om′, fī′lə-)n. A hairlike feather having few or no barbs, usually located between contour feathers. [Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots + plume.]filoplume (ˈfɪləˌpluːm; ˈfaɪ-) n (Zoology) ornithol any of the hairlike feathers that lack vanes and occur between the contour feathers[C19: from New Latin fīloplūma, from Latin fīlum thread + plūma feather]filoplume
filoplume[′fil·ə‚plüm] (vertebrate zoology) A specialized feather that may be decorative, sensory, or both; it is always associated with papillae of contour feathers. |