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aftershaft (gcide) | Hypoptilum \Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. Hypoptila, E.
Hypoptilums. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? down.] (Zool.)
An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the
stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also
aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
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Aftershaft (gcide) | Aftershaft \Aft"er*shaft`\, n. (Zool.)
The hypoptilum.
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aftershaft (wn) | aftershaft
n 1: a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of
the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds |
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Aftershaft (gcide) | Hypoptilum \Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. Hypoptila, E.
Hypoptilums. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? down.] (Zool.)
An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the
stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also
aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
[1913 Webster]Aftershaft \Aft"er*shaft`\, n. (Zool.)
The hypoptilum.
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aftershafted (gcide) | aftershafted \aftershafted\ adj.
1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some
feathers)
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aftershafted (wn) | aftershafted
adj 1: having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some
feathers) |
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