HyperDic: aftershaft

English > 1 sense of the word *aftershaft*:
NOUN	animal	aftershaft	a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds

English > *aftershaft*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	A supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds.
Broader	feather, plume, plumage	The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds