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flight feather [′flīt ‚feth·ər] (vertebrate zoology) Any of the long contour feathers on the wing of a bird. Also known as remex. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nick Longrich of the University of Calgary started wondering if Archaeopteryx might have used leg feathers for flying after researchers in China found a fossil of a ancient bird that had long flight feathers on both its wings and its legs. Recent findings have shown vascular flight feather pulp of corvids to be a superior source for WNV isolation by culture (12). The same follicles that generate downy feathers on a newly hatched bird can end up producing flight feathers later in the bird's life. |
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