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PLUME RIGIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flight feather
1, record 1, English, flight%20feather
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird. 2, record 1, English, - flight%20feather
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Those on the wings are called rémiges, singular remex, while those on the tail are called rectrices, singular rectrix. The primary function of the flight feathers is to aid in the generation of both thrust and lift, thereby enabling flight. 2, record 1, English, - flight%20feather
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- penne
1, record 1, French, penne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plume de contour 1, record 1, French, plume%20de%20contour
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plume longue, rigide et asymétrique, paire, qui joue un rôle primordial dans le vol des oiseaux. 1, record 1, French, - penne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme sert à désigner tant les rémiges, (au niveau des ailes) que les rectrices (au niveau de la queue) et tectrices (au niveau du corps.) Leur fonction première est de contribuer à la génération de la poussée et de la portance, à la base du vol. 1, record 1, French, - penne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- remex
1, record 2, English, remex
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- remige 2, record 2, English, remige
correct
- quill 1, record 2, English, quill
correct
- wing-quill 3, record 2, English, wing%2Dquill
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The wing-quill of a bird. These are classified according to their position as primary (on the manus) and secondary or "cubital" (on the ulna). 1, record 2, English, - remex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The great flight feathers of the wings are known as "remiges" ... 2, record 2, English, - remex
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rémige
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9mige
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longue plume rigide de l'aile des Oiseaux. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9mige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut distinguer trois types de plumes [...] Celles des ailes constituent les "rémiges" [...] 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9mige
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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