aftershaft

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

aftershaft (plural aftershafts)

1. (zoology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.

[edit] Synonyms

• hypoptilum

[edit] References

• aftershaft in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913