Meanings
nounflight feather (plural flight feathers)
plural flight feathers
- biologyAny asymmetrical feather of the wing or tail of a bird.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
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Translations
Catalan rèmige
- rèmigewing or tail feather
Chinese Mandarin 飛羽 /飞羽, 撥風羽 /拨风羽
- 飛羽 /飞羽 (fēiyǔ)wing or tail feather
- 撥風羽 /拨风羽 (bōfēngyǔ)wing or tail feather
Dutch slagpen
- slagpenwing or tail feather
Finnish lentosulka
- lentosulkawing or tail feather
French rémige
- rémigewing or tail feather
German Flugfeder, Schwungfeder
- Flugfederwing or tail feather
- Schwungfederwing or tail feather
Italian penna remigante, remigante
- penna remigantewing or tail feather
- remigantewing or tail feather
Polish lotka
- lotkawing or tail feather
Portuguese remígio
- remígiowing or tail feather
Russian ма́ховое перо́
- ма́ховое перо́ (máxovoje peró)wing or tail feather
Spanish rémige, remera
- rémigewing or tail feather
- remerawing or tail feather
Cite this entry
APA
flight feather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20feather
MLA
“flight feather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20feather. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flight feather,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20feather.
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