Definition of Semiplume. Meaning of Semiplume. Synonyms of Semiplume

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Definition of Semiplume

Semiplume
Semiplume Sem"i*plume`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A feather which has a plumelike web, with the shaft of an ordinary feather.

Meaning of Semiplume from wikipedia

- are bony and fleshy structures respectively. The crest is made up of semiplume feathers: a long rachis with barbs on either side. These are plumulaceous...
- plume, plumose, plumosity, plumulaceous, plumular, plumule, plumulose, semiplume, superplume †plūmula plūmul- plumbum plumb- lead plumb, plumbaginous,...
- are six different types of feathers: contour, flight, down, filoplumes, semiplumes, and bristle feathers. Feathers were not originally meant for flight....
- secondary feather on each wing; a state known as diastataxis. semiplume Also, semiplume feather. A type of feather that has features straddling the differences...
- they found the traces similar to those left by the fibrous feathers (semiplumes) of modern birds, and different from those left by a scaly body. The paleontologist...