contour feather

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Any feather possessing a central shaft (rachis), usually with vanes composed of barbs
Any of the outermost feathers of a bird, forming the visible body contour and plumage
feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
contour feathers
plural form of contour feather
contour feather

    Hyphenation

    con·tour feath·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    käntûr fedhır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkänˌto͝or ˈfeᴛʜər/ /ˈkɑːnˌtʊr ˈfɛðɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'kän-"tur ] (noun.) 1662. French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com- + tornare to turn on a lathe; more at TURN.
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