Dictionary.com

axillar

[ ak-suh-ler ]
/ ˈæk sə lər /
Save This Word!
noun Ornithology.
an axillary feather.
QUIZ
CUDDLE UP! A COZY QUIZ ON FALL WORDS HAS ARRIVED
If autumn is your ideal season, spice up your repertoire of "fall" vocabulary with this quiz on some warm and vivid descriptive words for the season.
Question 1 of 10
Which of the following words means “to make a crackling sound; crackle”?
crisp
crepitate
fuscous
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Meet Grammar CoachWrite or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar helpImprove Your Writing
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Origin of axillar

First recorded in 1535–45; axill(a) + -ar1

Words nearby axillar

axifugal, axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use axillar in a sentence

  • 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 Payne

  • 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.

    Woodland Gleanings|Charles Tilt
FEEDBACK