aftershaft

See also: after-shaft

English

Etymology

From after- +‎ shaft

Noun

aftershaft (plural aftershafts)

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

Synonyms

hypoptilum
hypotile

Translations

accessory plume

French: hypotile
Indonesian: bulu tambahan

Japanese: 後羽 (こうう, kōu)
Tamil: பின்புறத்தண்டுத்தூணி (piṉpuṟattaṇṭuttūṇi)

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