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PRIMARY FEATHER [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The flight feathers attached to the hand (manus) of the wing.

OBS

The English term "primary feather" is almost always shortened to "primaries" and given in the plural form.

Key term(s)
  • primaries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

[...] le vol (est) assuré par une rangée unique de plumes fonctionnelles dites «rémiges» insérées le long des os de la main («rémiges primaires»), du cubitus [...] et de l'humérus [...]

Key term(s)
  • primaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aves
DEF

Pluma de la parte trasera de las alas [de las aves].

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