remicle
/ˈrɛmɪkl/Ornithology
noun
A small outermost wing feather in some birds, attached to the second phalanx of the second digit.
- Usually regarded as a vestigial primary feather but typically excluded from the primary count..
Origin
Late 19th century. Probably from classical Latin rēmig-, rēmex remex + -cle.