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pennaceous

[pə′nā·shəs]
(zoology)
Referring to the stiff, tightly bound portion of the feather vane on a bird.
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The sample from the pillow that was examined for bird identifications was composed of a nearly equal mix of both downy and pennaceous feather types.
Once the avian group is determined from the microstrucutre, species identifications can then be made if adequate pennaceous feathers are available to match with museum collections of voucher specimens.
Identification of bird species used to make a Viking Age feather pillow
Fine structure of juvenile feathers of the zebrafinch in relation to the evolution and diversification of pennaceous feathers. J.
Cytological aspects of the differentiation of barb cells during the formation of the ramus of feathers/aspectos citologicos de la diferenciacion de celulas barba durante la formacion de las ramas de las plumas
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