hyporachis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hypo- +‎ rachis

Noun[edit]

hyporachis (plural hyporachises)

(ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather.

Synonyms[edit]

(downy lower barbs of a feather): afterfeather

Translations[edit]

downy lower barbs of a feather — see afterfeather

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