tail feather

noun

feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird

• Hypernyms: ↑flight feather, ↑pinion, ↑quill, ↑quill feather

• Hyponyms: ↑sickle feather

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tail feather noun

1. One of the rectrices or stiff rudder-feathers of a bird's tail, used in steering

2. A feather on a bird's back forming a train, as in the peacock

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Main Entry: ↑tail

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tail feather,

a feather in the tail of a bird.