pennaceous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pennaceous
From the New Latin word pennāceus, dating back to 1855–60. See penna, -aceous
Example Sentences
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Caihong had fuzzy feathers and pennaceous ones, those that look like writing quills.
From Reuters
Caihong had fuzzy feathers and pennaceous ones, those that look like writing quills.
From Reuters
Its limbs, however, would have sported several other kinds of feathers, including long pennaceous feathers with central vanes that are more like the plumage we often see on modern birds.
From National Geographic
Zhenyuanlong had large wings covered in multiple types of pennaceous feathers— feathers with quills and barbs—a characteristic that is relatively unique to modern birds and some of these basal paravian dinosaurs.
From Forbes
New specimen of Archaeopteryx provides insights into the evolution of pennaceous feathers. Nature 511, 79-82.
From Scientific American
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