PRIMARY FEATHER Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase primary feather. (close relations)
primarily
Best Alternatives
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| pinion | nounn | |||||
noun • a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird • wing of a bird verb • bind the arms of • cut the wings off (of birds) | ||||||
| quill | nounn | |||||
noun • pen made from a bird's feather • a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird • the hollow spine of a feather | ||||||
| flight feather | nounn | |||||
noun • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | ||||||
| primary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary noun • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit adjective satellite • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic • most important element • of or being the essential or basic part | ||||||
| primary quill | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing | ||||||
