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| barbicel |
on feathers, a minute hairlike projection from one barbule, which attaches to others of its kind, maintaining the integrity of the feather as a single surface. |
| barbule |
a small projection from the barb of a feather. |
| calamus |
the hollow shaft of a feather; quill. [1/3 definitions] |
| feather |
something resembling a bird's plumage, such as the silky hair on the rear side of some dogs' legs or the vane of an arrow, or something shaped like a feather. [1/12 definitions] |
| featheredge |
a tapering or thinning edge, resembling the edge of a feather, as of a wedge-shaped board. |
| featherless |
combined form of feather. |
| herl |
a feather barb or barbs, used esp. in artificial fishing flies. [1/2 definitions] |
| Icarus |
in Greek mythology, the son of Daedalus who, in trying to escape with his father from Crete, flew too high with wax-and-feather wings, and fell to his death when the sun melted them. |
| ocellus |
a marking resembling an eye, as on a peacock feather. [1/2 definitions] |
| pinfeather |
an undeveloped feather just emerging through the skin of a bird, and often still encased in a horny sheath. |
| pinna |
in biology, a feather, wing, fin, or flipper. [1/3 definitions] |
| pinnate |
like a feather in appearance or structure. [1/2 definitions] |
| plume |
a feather, esp. a large, colorful, or fluffy one. [2/6 definitions] |
| plumose |
resembling a feather or plume; feathery. [1/2 definitions] |
| plumule |
a soft down feather, found on young birds and some adults. [1/2 definitions] |
| ptero- |
feather; wing. |
| quill |
a bird's feather, esp. a long wing or tail feather. [2/6 definitions] |
| rachis |
the shaft of a feather. [1/3 definitions] |
| scapular |
a bird's shoulder feather. [1/5 definitions] |
| topknot |
a feather crest or tuft on a bird's head. [1/3 definitions] |
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