"feather" | Definition and Related Words

feather

Noun

is a type of:
- body covering - any covering for the body or a body part
- animal material - material derived from animals
subtypes:
- down, down feather - soft fine feathers
- aftershaft - a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
- contour feather - feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
- alula, bastard wing, spurious wing - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
- marabou - the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
- hackle - long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
- flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- scapular - a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
has:
- vane, web - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- calamus, quill, shaft - the hollow spine of a feather
is a part of: bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
substance holonym:
- ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
- melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
same as: plumage, plume
is a type of: rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis

is a part of: row, rowing - the act of rowing as a sport

same as: feathering

Verb

is a type of: conjoin, join - make contact or come together
is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
is a type of: paddle - propel with a paddle

same as: square
is a type of: row - propel with oars

same as: square
is a type of: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

same as: fledge

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