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neossoptile
neˈossoptile Ornith. [f. as prec. + πτίλον a down-feather.] One of the soft feathers of a newly-hatched bird, as contrasted with those of a mature type (teleoptiles).1893 Gadow in Newton Dict. Birds 243 Soft feathers..possessing several characters which make it advisable to distinguish them by the n...
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prepenna
‖ prepenna Ornith. (priːˈpɛnə) Pl. -æ. [mod.L., f. præ, pre- A. 2 + penna feather.] A neossoptile or primitive feather of a bird.1901 Ibis Apr. 343 In Apteryx the first definite feathers do not thrust out the prepennæ.
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teleo-
▪ I. teleo-1 (ˈtɛliːəʊ) before a vowel tele-, repr. Gr. τελεο- (τελειο-), combining form of τέλεος, τέλειος perfect, complete, f. τέλος end: employed in Eng. in some scientific terms. teleobranchiate (-ˈbræŋkɪət), Zool. [Gr. βράγχια gills], a. belonging to the division Teleobranchia of gastropod mol...
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