PRIMARY QUILL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

Synonyms:

primary; primary feather; primary quill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("primary quill" is a kind of...):

flight feather; pinion; quill; quill feather (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)

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