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REMIGE SECUNDARIA [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

Those flight feathers attached to the forearm (ulna) of the wing.

Key term(s)
  • secondaries

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 [...] , du cubitus («rémiges secondaires»), et de l'humérus [...]

Key term(s)
  • secondaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aves
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