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单词 aftershaft
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aftershaft

[ af-ter-shaft, ahf-ter-shahft ]
/ ˈæf tərˌʃæft, ˈɑf tərˌʃɑft /

noun Ornithology.

a supplementary feather, usually small, arising from the underside of the base of the shafts of certain feathers in many birds.
the shaft of such a feather.

Origin of aftershaft

First recorded in 1865–70; after + shaft

OTHER WORDS FROM aftershaft

af·ter·shaft·ed, adjective

Words nearby aftershaft

after-ripening, after-run, afters, afterschool, aftersensation, aftershaft, aftershave, aftershave lotion, aftershock, aftershow, aftersound
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Example sentences from the Web for aftershaft

  • Only in the cassowary and emu among adult birds is the aftershaft as large as the main shaft.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aftershaft

aftershaft
/ (ˈɑːftəˌʃɑːft) /

noun

ornithol a secondary feather arising near the base of a contour feather
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