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Noun Concept
Categories: Birds, Feathers, Bird flight
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flight feather  pinion  quill  quill feather  rectrix
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Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird WordNet 3.0
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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
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)