pennaceous

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adjective

having the structure of a normal feather

OriginLatin penna →
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Meanings

adjectivepennaceous (comparative more pennaceous, superlative most pennaceous)

comparative more pennaceous · superlative most pennaceous

  1. biologyhaving the structure of a normal feather

Origin

  1. Latinpenna“feather”
  2. Englishpennaceous

From Latin penna (“feather”) + -aceous.

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APA

pennaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennaceous

MLA

“pennaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennaceous.

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