primary quill

primary quill
noun
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
Syn: ↑primary, ↑primary feather
Hypernyms: ↑flight feather, ↑pinion, ↑quill, ↑quill feather

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noun
: primary 3a

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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