"quill" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Pen made from a bird's feather (synset 104040377)
is a type of: pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

same as: quill pen
A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog (synset 101903478)
is a type of: spine - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
is a part of:
- erinaceus europaeus, erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog - small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
- hedgehog, porcupine - relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird (synset 102471495)
is a type of: feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
subtypes:
- primary, primary feather, primary quill - one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
- tail feather - feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
is a part of: wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

same as: flight feather, pinion, quill feather
The hollow spine of a feather (synset 102471248)
is a type of: rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

is a part of: feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

same as: calamus, shaft