remex
noun
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
remiges
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pluralof remex.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Its plumage is brighter and more glossy green and copper than bronzy-brown; it also differs from M. gallopavo in having far whiter remiges and a blue head decorated with orange, wart-like nodules.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 16, 2013
The remiges remain sheathed, but the body feathers emerge from the tips of the sheaths.
From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Glen E. Woolfenden
Some remiges first ruptured the feather sheath on the 14th day; nearly all of the primaries ruptured the sheaths by the 19th day and the secondaries by the 20th day.
From The Postnatal Development of Two Broods of Great Horned Owls Bubo virginianus by Donald F. Hoffmeister
The remiges and rectrices indicate perfect feathers, with shaft and complete vanes which were so neatly finished that they must have possessed typical radii and hooklets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
The remiges are thirteen in number, four of which answer to primaries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
