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axillar

[ ak-suh-ler ]

noun

, Ornithology.
  1. an axillary feather.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of axillar1

First recorded in 1535–45; axill(a) + -ar 1
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Example Sentences

Any doubt arising as to which species a specimen may belong can easily be settled by an examination of the axillar plumes.

The scales are large, with a long dorsal bract, and fall from the axillar spindle of the cone in the spring of the second year.

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