axillar
[ak-suh-ler]
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noun Ornithology.
an axillary feather.
Nearby words
- axil,
- axile,
- axilemma,
- axilla,
- axillae,
- axillary,
- axillary artery,
- axillary bud,
- axillary cataract,
- axillary cavity
Origin of axillar
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Examples from the Web for axillar
Any doubt arising as to which species a specimen may belong can easily be settled by an examination of the axillar plumes.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom PayneThe scales are large, with a long dorsal bract, and fall from the axillar spindle of the cone in the spring of the second year.
Woodland Gleanings|Charles Tilt