remex

American  

[ree-meks] / ˈri mɛks /

noun

Ornithology.

remiges plural

1. one of the flight feathers of the wing.

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remex British  

/ ˈriːmɛks, rɪˈmɪdʒɪəl /

noun

1. any of the large flight feathers of a bird's wing

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• remigial
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• remiges
  plural

Etymology

Origin of remex

1665–75; < Latin rēmex oarsman, equivalent to rēm ( us ) oar + -eg- combining form of agere to drive, do ( see act) + -s nominative singular ending

Example Sentences

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remiges

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

Description.—Above brown, striped with black; wing-coverts rufous; remiges blackish: beneath plumbeous; flanks and under wing-coverts black, barred across with white: whole length 8·0 inches, wing 3·7, tail 1·5.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Since, however, these feathers have each an aftershaft as long as the main shaft—like the rest of the body feathers—it may be that they answer not to remiges, but to major coverts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Each segment—arm, forearm and hand—bears feathers essential to flight, and these are divided into remiges, or “quill” feathers, and tectrices, or “coverts.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Many specimens show yellow remiges and rectrices, and are perhaps hybrids with the species auratus.

From A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho by Arvey, M. Dale