filoplume
[ fil-uh-ploom, fahy-luh- ]
/ ˈfɪl əˌplum, ˈfaɪ lə- /
noun Ornithology.
a specialized, hairlike feather having a slender shaft with few or no barbs.
Words nearby filoplume
filmstrip,
filmy,
filmy fern,
filo,
filofax,
filoplume,
filopodium,
filopressure,
filose,
filoselle,
filosus
British Dictionary definitions for filoplume
filoplume
/ (ˈfɪləˌpluːm, ˈfaɪ-) /
noun
ornithol
any of the hairlike feathers that lack vanes and occur between the contour feathers
Word Origin for filoplume
C19: from New Latin
fīloplūma, from Latin
fīlum thread +
plūma feather