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remiges

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re⋅mex

  [ree-meks]
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–noun, plural rem⋅i⋅ges  [rem-i-jeez] . Ornithology.
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
Origin:
1665–75; < L rēmex oarsman, equiv. to rēm(us) oar + -eg- comb. form of agere to drive, do (see act ) + -s nom. sing. ending

Related forms:
re⋅mig⋅i⋅al  [ri-mij-ee-uhl] , adjective
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re·mex   (rē'měks')   
n.   pl. rem·i·ges (rěm'ə-jēz')
A quill or flight feather of a bird's wing.

[Latin rēmex, rēmig-, rower : rēmus, oar; see erə- in Indo-European roots + agere, to drive; see act.]
re·mig'i·al (rĭ-mĭj'ē-əl) adj.
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