PRIMARY FEATHER Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase primary feather. (close relations)
Definition of PRIMARY FEATHER
primarily
Best Alternative Words for PRIMARY FEATHER
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pinion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird • wing of a bird verb • bind the arms of • cut the wings off (of birds) | ||||||||
quill | nounn | |||||||
noun • pen made from a bird's feather • a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird • the hollow spine of a feather | ||||||||
flight feather | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | ||||||||
primary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary noun • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit adjective satellite • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic • most important element • of or being the essential or basic part | ||||||||
primary quill | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing |