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Feathers are
epidermal growths that form a
distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both
avian (bird) and some non-avian
dinosaurs and
other archosaurs...
- equivalent. The down
feather is
considered to be the most "straightforward" of all
feather types. It has a
short or
vestigial rachis (shaft),
few barbs, and barbules...
- "
Feather" is a song by
American singer Sabrina Carpenter from
Emails I Can't Send Fwd:, the 2023
deluxe edition of her
fifth studio album,
Emails I Can't...
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dealt with the
Weighing of the
Heart that took
place in the Duat. Her
feather was the
measure that
determined whether the
souls (considered to reside...
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Tarring and
feathering is a form of
public torture where a
victim is
stripped naked, or
stripped to the waist,
while wood tar (sometimes hot) is either...
- be
slender and rod-like.
Juvenile feather stars have a stem, but this is
later lost, with many
species retaining a
few cirri at the base of the crown. The...
- The
white feather is a
widely recognised propaganda symbol. It has,
among other things,
represented cowardice or
conscientious pacifism; as in A. E. W...
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small flight feathers, with the
exact number depending on the species.
There also are
minor covert feathers overlying the
flight feathers. Like the larger...
- A
quill is a
writing tool made from a
moulted flight feather (preferably a
primary wing-
feather) of a
large bird.
Quills were used for
writing with ink...
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feather to the body and is
moved by
attached dermal muscles.
There are many
different types of
feathers that
mostly follow this
basic design with
few...
