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bn:00035218n

Noun Concept

Categories: Birds, Feathers, Bird flight

flight feather pinion quill quill feather rectrix

Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird WordNet 3.0

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Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Flight feathers are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges, singular remex, while those on the tail are called rectrices, singular rectrix. Wikipedia

Long, stiff, feathers on the wings or tail of a bird that aid in the generation of lift and thrust Wikidata

A feather on the tail of a bird. OmegaWiki

Part of the central axis of a feather, which bears no barbs and which is implanted in the skin. OmegaWiki

Wing feather. Wiktionary (translation)

Any asymmetrical feather of the wing or tail of a bird. Wiktionary

Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing. Wiktionary

Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird; sometimes termed a flight feather. Wiktionary

Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

feather

PART OF

wing