"aftershaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aftershafts [plural]
Etymology: From after- + shaft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|shaft}} after- + shaft Head templates: {{en-noun}} aftershaft (plural aftershafts)
  1. (ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds. Categories (topical): Ornithology Synonyms: hypoptilum, hypotile Translations (accessory plume): hypotile (French), bulu tambahan (Indonesian), 後羽 (kōu) (alt: こうう) (Japanese), பின்புறத்தண்டுத்தூணி (piṉpuṟattaṇṭuttūṇi) (Tamil)

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