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Definition of penna - 3 dictionary results

pen⋅na

  [pen-uh]
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–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.

 
Pennsylvania.
Also, Penna.
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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.
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