| 单词 | contour feather |
| 释义 | contour feather in British Englishnoun any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape contour feather in American Englishnoun Ornithology one of the feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird, including those of the wings and tail but excluding such specialized types as downs and filoplumes Word origin [1865–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, racism, springboard, steamroller, valenceExamples of 'contour feather' in a sentence |
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