afterfeather

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From after- +‎ feather

Noun[edit]

afterfeather (plural afterfeathers)

(ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather.

Synonyms[edit]

(downy lower barbs of a feather): hyporachis

Related terms[edit]

feather

Translations[edit]

downy lower barbs of a feather

Catalan: hiporaquis (ca) m
French: hyporachis (fr)

Galician: hiporraque m
Polish: przypiórko n

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