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PLUMES VOL [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
OBS

n., pl. apteria. One of the bare spaces between the feathered areas on the body of a bird.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
OBS

"l'implantation des plumes est irrégulière; il existe généralement, sauf exceptions, des zones de peau nue, les aptéries, et des surfaces où poussent ces productions de la peau" Grande Enc. de la Nature, vol XI, p. 366, "ptérylie".

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Animal Biology
DEF

pennae: The larger feathers of birds, i.e. quills and contour feathers as distinct from "plumulae" or down-feathers ...

CONT

Most of the superficial or viewable outer feathers on adult birds are contour feathers (pennae; sing. penna), which have a stiff shaft (rachis) and a complete inner and outer vane, and are moved by a series of muscles attached to the feather follicle walls.

Key term(s)
  • pennae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Nom donné aux plumes des ailes(rémiges) et de la queue(rectrices) des oiseaux qui sont longues et résistantes, et au moyen desquelles se fait le vol.

Key term(s)
  • pennes

Spanish

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Record 3 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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Record 4 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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Record 5 2000-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

Large flight feathers present on the wings. In general, there are three kinds: the primaries, which are attached to the hand bones, the secondaries, which are attached to the forearm, and the tertiaries, which are attached to the humerus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Grandes plumes servant au vol, présentes sur les ailes. En général, il y a trois sortes de rémiges : les primaires, qui sont attachées aux os de la main, les secondaires, qui s’insèrent sur l'avant-bras et les tertiaires qui sont attachés à l'humérus.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

One of the feathers that resemble bristles near the mouth of many birds and especially of some insectivorous birds and that may help to prevent the escape of insects.

OBS

Plural: vibrissae.

Key term(s)
  • bristle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Plumes en forme de poil, disposées de chaque côté des commissures du bec, qu'on trouve principalement chez les espèces qui se nourrissent d’insectes capturés au vol.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

Often used as a name for the innermost secondaries when they differ in shape and colour ... from the rest of the 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 [...], et de l'humérus(«rémiges tertiaires»).

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The feathers of a bird, which are attached to the pygostyle or rump and which help birds keep their balance or steer while in flight.

OBS

Singular: rectrix.

Key term(s)
  • rectrix
  • tail feather

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Plumes des oiseaux, insérées sur le pygostyle ou le croupion, qui aident les oiseaux à garder leur équilibre ou à se diriger en vol.

Key term(s)
  • rectrice
  • plume de la queue

Spanish

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