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[
ree
-meks
]
re·mex
/
ˈri
mɛks
/
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[
ree
-meks
]
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noun,
plural
rem·i·ges
/
ˈrɛm
ɪˌdʒiz
/
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[
rem
-i-jeez
]
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.
Ornithology
.
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
Origin:
1665–75;
<
Latin
rēmex
oarsman, equivalent to
rēm
(
us
) oar +
-eg-
combining form of
agere
to drive, do (
see
act
) +
-s
nominative singular ending
Related forms
re·mig·i·al
/
rɪˈmɪdʒ
i
əl
/
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[
ri-
mij
-ee-
uh
l
]
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,
adjective
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remex
(ˈriːmɛks)
—
n
,
pl
remiges
any of the large flight feathers of a bird's wing
[C18: from Latin: a rower, from
rēmus
oar]
remigial
—
adj
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