sickle feather

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sickle feather

Any of the long curving feathers in the tail of a rooster.

sickle feather

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (often plural) any of the elongated tail feathers of certain birds, esp the domestic cock

[so called because of its shape]

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sickle feather - one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster

tail feather - feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird

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