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    QUILL FEATHER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a birdplay

    Synonyms:

    flight feather; pinion; quill; quill feather

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("quill feather" is a kind of...):

    feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quill feather"):

    primary; primary feather; primary quill (one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing)

    tail feather (feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird)

    Holonyms ("quill feather" is a part of...):

    wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))

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