HYPOPTILUM

Meaning of HYPOPTILUM in English

hīˈpäptələm, hə̇ˈ- noun

( plural hypopti·la -lə)

Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + Greek ptilon wing, feather, down; akin to Greek petesthai to fly — more at feather

: aftershaft

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HYPOPTILUM — (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
HYPOPTILUM — ( n. ) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPOPTILUM — noun an accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; …
Webster English vocab
HYPORHACHIS — (n.) The stem of an aftershaft or hypoptilum.
Английский словарь Webster
HYPORADIUS — (n.) One of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a feather. See Feather.
Английский словарь Webster
HYPOPTILUMS — (pl. ) of Hypoptilum
Английский словарь Webster
HYPOPTILA — (pl. ) of Hypoptilum
Английский словарь Webster
AFTERSHAFT — (n.) The hypoptilum.
Английский словарь Webster
HYPORHACHIS — ( n. ) The stem of an aftershaft or hypoptilum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPORADIUS — ( n. ) One of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a feather. See Feather.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPOPTILUMS — ( pl. ) of Hypoptilum
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPOPTILA — ( pl. ) of Hypoptilum
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTERSHAFT — ( n. ) The hypoptilum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPORHACHIS — noun the stem of an aftershaft or hypoptilum.
Webster English vocab
HYPORADIUS — noun one of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a feather. ·see feather.
Webster English vocab
HYPOPTILUMS — pl of hypoptilum.
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HYPOPTILA — pl of hypoptilum.
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AFTERSHAFT — noun the hypoptilum.
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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