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noun,
plural
pen·nae
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ˈpɛn
i
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pen
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.
Ornithology
.
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
Origin:
<
Latin:
feather. See
pen
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penna
(ˈpɛnə)
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n
,
pl
-nae
ornithol
any large feather that has a vane and forms part of the main plumage of a bird
[Latin: feather]
pennaceous
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adj
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