"afterfeather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afterfeathers [plural]
Etymology: From after- + feather. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|feather}} after- + feather Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterfeather (plural afterfeathers)
  1. (ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather. Categories (topical): Ornithology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms (downy lower barbs of a feather): hyporachis Related terms: feather Translations (downy lower barbs of a feather): hiporaquis [masculine] (Catalan), lisähöyhen (Finnish), hyporachis (French), hiporraque [masculine] (Galician), vēumāi (Khiamniungan Naga), przypiórko [neuter] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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