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feather - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
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plume,
plumage |
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body covering any covering for the body or a body part
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animal material material derived from animals
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bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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down,
down feather (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
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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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contour feather feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
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alula,
bastard wing,
spurious wing scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
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marabou the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
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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
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hackle long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
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calamus,
quill,
shaft a genus of Sparidae
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flight feather,
pinion,
quill,
quill feather any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
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scapular a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
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ceratin,
keratin 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
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feather - turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls |
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feathering |
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rotary motion,
rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
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row,
rowing a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"
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feather - turn the oar, while rowing |
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square |
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row propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"
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feather - turn the paddle; in canoeing |
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square |
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paddle stir with a paddle
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feather - cover or fit with feathers |
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cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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feather - join tongue and groove, in carpentry |
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conjoin,
join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
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