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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Idioms for feather
Origin of feather
before 900; Middle English, Old English fether; cognate with Dutch veder,German Feder,Old Norse fjǫthr; akin to Greek pterón,Sanskrit pátram wing, feather
OTHER WORDS FROM feather
feath·er·less, adjectivefeath·er·less·ness, nounfeath·er·like, adjectiveWords nearby feather
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British Dictionary definitions for feather
feather
/ (ˈfɛðə) /
noun
verb
See also feathers
Derived forms of feather
featherless, adjectivefeather-like, adjectivefeathery, adjectiveWord Origin for feather
Old English fether; related to Old Frisian fethere, Old Norse fjöthr feather, Old High German fedara wing, Greek petesthai to fly, Sanskrit patati he flies
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Scientific definitions for feather
feather
[ fĕð′ər ]
One of the light, flat structures that cover the skin of birds. A feather is made of a horny substance and has a narrow, hollow shaft bearing flat vanes formed of many parallel barbs. The barbs of outer feathers are formed of even smaller structures (called barbules) that interlock. The barbs of down feathers do not interlock. Evolutionarily, feathers are modified scales, first seen in certain dinosaurs.
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Idioms and Phrases with feather
feather
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