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Spinetail :: Spinetail (n.) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus Acanthylis, or Chaetura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines..

Pith :: Pith (n.) The spongy interior substance of a feather.

Pterylosis :: Pterylosis (n.) The arrangement of feathers in definite areas.

Feather-foil :: Feather-foil (n.) An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves..

Hyporadius :: Hyporadius (n.) One of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a feather. See Feather..

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) A down feather.

Feather-brained/ :: Feather-brained/ (a.) Giddy; frivolous; feather-headed.

Tertiary :: Tertiary (n.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.

Rough-footed :: Rough-footed (a.) Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove..

Pinnated :: Pinnated (a.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

Fin :: Fin (n.) A feather; a spline.

Pompon :: Pompon (n.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather..

Fork-tailed :: Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.

Grouse :: Grouse (n. sing. & pl.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet..

Moult :: Moult (v. t.) To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird..

Feather-veined :: Feather-veined (a.) Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of a midrib.

Dowle :: Dowle (n.) Feathery or wool-like down; filament of a feather.

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.

Implumed :: Implumed (a.) Not plumed; without plumes or feathers; featherless.

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