Usually means: Outer feathers defining bird's shape.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. contour feathers: Merriam-Webster
  2. contour feathers: Collins English Dictionary
  3. contour feathers: Vocabulary.com
  4. contour feathers: Wordnik
  5. contour feathers: Wiktionary
  6. Contour feathers: Dictionary.com
  7. contour feathers: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Contour feathers: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Contour feathers: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Contour feathers: Medical dictionary

(Note: See contour_feather as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (contour feather)

noun:  (ornithology) Any feather possessing a central shaft (rachis), usually with vanes composed of barbs.
▸ Also see contour_feather


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