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Definition of Aftershafted
1. Adjective. Having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers).
Similar to: Feathered
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aftershafted
Literary usage of Aftershafted
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)
"If these feathers are examined in any bird with aftershafted plumage, as, for
example, the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), a very evident ..."