hyporachis

English

Etymology

hypo- +‎ rachis

Noun

hyporachis (plural hyporachises)

(ornithology) The downy lower barbs of a feather.

Synonyms

(downy lower barbs of a feather): afterfeather

Translations

downy lower barbs of a feather — see afterfeather

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