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tertial
[ tur-shuhl ]
/ ˈtɜr ʃəl /
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adjective
pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing.
noun
a tertial feather.
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terror-stricken, terry, Tersanctus, terse, tersely, tertial, tertian, tertianship, tertiary, tertiary bursary, tertiary care
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How to use tertial in a sentence
Tertial, ter′shal, adj. of the third rank among the flight-feathers of a bird's wing.
British Dictionary definitions for tertial
Word Origin for tertial
C19: from Latin tertius third, from ter thrice, from trēs three
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