English > feather: 7 senses > noun 1, animalMeaning | The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. |
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Synonyms | plume, plumage |
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Part of | bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
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Parts | quill, calamus, shaft | The hollow spine of a feather |
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vane, web | The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft |
Narrower | aftershaft | A supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds |
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bastard wing, alula, spurious wing | tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing |
contour feather | feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape |
down, down feather | Soft fine feathers |
flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather | Any of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird |
hackle | long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants |
marabou | The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments |
scapular | A feather covering the shoulder of a bird |
Broader | animal material | material derived from animals |
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body covering | Any covering for the body or a body part |
Substances | keratin, ceratin | A fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves |
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melanin | insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers |
Spanish | plumaje, pluma |
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Catalan | ploma, plomatge, pluma |
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Adjectives | feathery | adorned with feathers or plumes |
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feathery | characterized by a covering of feathers |
feathery | resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers |
Verbs | feather | grow feathers |
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feather | cover or fit with feathers |