axillar

[ ak-suh-ler ]

/ ˈæk sə lər /

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noun Ornithology.

an axillary feather.

Nearby words

axifugal, axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity

Origin of axillar

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

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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 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