— remigial /ri mij"ee euhl/ , adj.
/ree"meks/ , n. , pl. remiges /rem"i jeez'/ . Ornith.
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
[ 1665-75; remex oarsman, equiv. to rem ( us ) oar + -eg- comb. form of agere to drive, do (see ACT) + -s nom. sing. ending ]