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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.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aftershaft
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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