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tertial.

Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɝʃl̩/General-American/ˈtɜːʃl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird.

Where this word comes from

From Latin tertius (“third”); the tertial feathers are the third row of feathers. By surface analysis, terti- + -al.

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