Definition of Aftershaft

1. Noun. A supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds.

Generic synonyms: Feather, Plumage, Plume

Definition of Aftershaft

1. n. The hypoptilum.

Definition of Aftershaft

1. Noun. (ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Aftershaft

1. The hypoptilum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aftershaft

afterpeaks
afterperception
afterpiece
afterpieces
afterpotential
afterpotentials
afterpulse
afterpulses
afterpulsing
afters
afterschool
aftersee
afterseen
aftersensation
afterset
aftershaft (current term)
aftershafted
aftershafts
aftershave
aftershaves
aftershock
aftershocks
aftershow
afterslip
afterslips
aftersound
aftersun
aftertale
aftertales
aftertaste

Literary usage of Aftershaft

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"THE presence of an aftershaft on the contour-feathers of the body has long been recognized as ... The probable history of the aftershaft can best be traced ..."

2. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1911)
"... aftershaft large ... aftershaft (if present) small or rudimentary ; adult downs (if present) on ..."

3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1874)
"The ambiens muscle is absent, the caeca coli are short, and there is a very large aftershaft to the contour feathers. There are two carotid arteries. 3. ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Only in the cassowary and emu among adult birds is the-aftershaft as large as the main shaft. There are several different kinds of feathers—contour feathers ..."

5. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"There is no aftershaft to the Page 121. contour feathers. Struthio has two carotids, Rhea only the left. 2. The genera Casuarius and ..."

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