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filoplume

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fil·o·plume  (fl-plm, fl-)
n.
A hairlike feather having few or no barbs, usually located between contour feathers.
[Latin flum, thread; see gwh- in Indo-European roots + plume.]
filoplume [ˈfɪləˌpluːm ˈfaɪ-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ornithol any of the hairlike feathers that lack vanes and occur between the contour feathers
[from New Latin fīloplūma, from Latin fīlum thread + plūma feather]
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