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flight feather
flight feathern. Any of the comparatively large, stiff feathers of a bird's wing or tail that are necessary for flight.flight feather n (Zoology) any of the large stiff feathers that cover the wings and tail of a bird and are adapted for flying flight′ feath`er n. one of the large stiff feathers of the wing and tail of a bird that are essential to flight. [1725–35] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | flight feather - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a birdquill feather, pinion, quillfeather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdswing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)primary feather, primary quill, primary - one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wingtail feather - feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird |
flight feather
flight feather[′flīt ‚feth·ər] (vertebrate zoology) Any of the long contour feathers on the wing of a bird. Also known as remex. flight feather
Synonyms for flight feathernoun any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a birdSynonymsRelated Words- feather
- plumage
- plume
- wing
- primary feather
- primary quill
- primary
- tail feather
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