"aftershaft" meaning in All languages combined

See aftershaft on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: aftershafts [plural]
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  1. (ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds. Synonyms: hypoptilum, hypotile Translations (accessory plume): hypotile (French), bulu tambahan (Indonesian), 後羽 (kōu) (alt: こうう) (Japanese), பின்புறத்தண்டுத்தூணி (piṉpuṟattaṇṭuttūṇi) (Tamil)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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