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单词 tail covert
释义

tail covert


noun

any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's tail feathers.

Origin of tail covert

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby tail covert

tailboard, tailbone, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin
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Example sentences from the Web for tail covert

  • Part of a tail-covert of Polyplectron malaccense, with the two oval ocelli, partially confluent, of nat.

    The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex|Charles Darwin
  • Part of a tail-covert of Polyplectron chinquis, with two oval ocelli of nat.

    The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for tail covert

tail covert

noun

any of the covert feathers of a bird covering the bases of the tail feathers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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