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Definition of secondary feather in English: secondary feathernoun Any of the flight feathers growing from the second joint of a bird's wing. Example sentencesExamples - Chicks hatch with well-developed primary and secondary feathers.
- Darwin described the secondary feathers of male Club-winged Manakins as an example of structural modifications for production of mechanical sounds.
- The sides of the body are sometimes orange, with the primary and secondary feathers edged in lime green.
- Their long, narrow primary feathers and short secondary feathers allow for rapid flight and gliding.
- Bohemian Waxwings are sleek, masked birds with unusual red, waxy deposits at the tips of their secondary feathers.
Definition of secondary feather in US English: secondary feathernoun Any of the flight feathers growing from the second joint of a bird's wing. Example sentencesExamples - The sides of the body are sometimes orange, with the primary and secondary feathers edged in lime green.
- Bohemian Waxwings are sleek, masked birds with unusual red, waxy deposits at the tips of their secondary feathers.
- Their long, narrow primary feathers and short secondary feathers allow for rapid flight and gliding.
- Darwin described the secondary feathers of male Club-winged Manakins as an example of structural modifications for production of mechanical sounds.
- Chicks hatch with well-developed primary and secondary feathers.
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