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Definition of Penna - 4 dictionary results

pen⋅na

[pen-uh]
–noun, plural pen⋅nae [pen-ee] . Ornithology.
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.

Origin:
< L: feather. See pen 1

Penn.

Also, Penna.
pen·na   (pěn'ə)   
n.   pl. pen·nae (pěn'ē)
A contour feather of a bird, as distinguished from a down feather or a plume.

[Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
pen·na'ceous (pě-nā'shəs) adj.

Penna

Pen"na\, n.; pl. Penn[ae]. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) A perfect, or normal, feather.
Language Translation for : Penna
Spanish: plumapluma,
German: der Federhalter,
Japanese: ペン
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