- feather tracts
- орнит. птерилии* * *птерилии
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
feather tracts
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Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… … Wikipedia
feather — featherless, adj. featherlessness, n. featherlike, adj. /fedh euhr/, n. 1. one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner,… … Universalium
Covert (feather) — Upperwing of Orange headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina cyanotus A covert feather on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts, which as the name implies, cover other feathers. The coverts help to smooth airflow over the wings and tail.[1] … Wikipedia
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integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
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Twitchers' vocabulary — is the set of jargon words used by twitchers. Twitchers are generally rarity seekers and will travel long distances to see a new species just to add a species their life list , year list or other lists. Some terms may be specific to regional… … Wikipedia
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