English > feather: 7 senses > noun 1, animal| Meaning | 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 |
