afterfeather

English

Etymology

From after- +‎ feather.

Noun

afterfeather (plural afterfeathers)

1. (ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather.

Synonyms

• (downy lower barbs of a feather): hyporachis

Related terms

• feather

Translations

downy lower barbs of a feather

• Catalan: hiporaquis (ca) m
• Finnish: lisähöyhen
• French: hyporachis (fr)
• Galician: hiporraque m
• Polish: przypiórko n