axillar
[ ak-suh-ler ]
/ ˈæk sə lər /
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noun Ornithology.
an axillary feather.
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Words nearby axillar
axifugal, axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity
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Example sentences 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