tertial

[tur-shuhl]

ter·tial

[tur-shuhl] Ornithology
adjective
1.
pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing.
noun
2.
a tertial feather.

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Tertial is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1830–40; < Latin terti(us) third + -al1
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tertial (ˈtɜːʃəl)
 
adj, —n
tertiary another word for tertiary
 
[C19: from Latin tertius third, from ter thrice, from trēs three]

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