remige

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noun

A remex (quill, feather).

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Meanings

nounremige (plural remiges)

plural remiges

  1. nonstandardA remex (quill, feather).

    [...] d. remige notching [...]

    1986, Montana Bald Eagle Working Group, Montana Bald Eagle Management Plan, page 21
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    (1966) found that Hg levels in an eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) varied along the length of the remige. However, there did not appear to be a consistent trend in the concentrations from[…]

    1985, Canadian Journal of Zoology

Origin

Back-formation from remiges.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“remige.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remige. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remige,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remige.

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