HyperDic: quill_feather

English > 1 sense of the expression quill feather:
NOUNanimalquill feather, flight feather, pinion, quillany of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
English > quill feather: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
Synonymsflight feather, pinion, quill
Part ofwingA movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Narrowerprimary, primary feather, primary quillOne of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
tail featherfeather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
Broaderfeather, plume, plumageThe light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Spanishremera
Catalanrèmige

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