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tertial

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ter·tial  (tûrshl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or designating the third row of flight feathers on the basal section of a bird's wing.
n.
A tertial feather.
[Latin tertius, third; see tertiary + -al.]
tertial [ˈtɜːʃəl]
adj & n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another word for tertiary [5] [6]
[from Latin tertius third, from ter thrice, from trēs three]
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Lack of a white tertial step, long legs, and a pale mantle, long black primaries and blotchy chest and crown, all helped to confirm the i.
Travel: on country matters by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The male Falcated Duck has an iridescent green head and face, a white collar around its neck and distinctive long, sickle-shaped tertial feathers that form a prominent bustle when the wings are folded.
BIRDS on the WIRE by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1999-- In connection with the preparation of Hydro's offer to shareholders in Saga Petroleum to exchange the outstanding shares of Saga for shares in Hydro, Hydro has prepared this tertial report for the first four months of 1999.
Financial Report: Norsk Hydro 1. Tertial 1999 by Business Wire
 
 
 
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