Remiges

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Remiges \Rem"i*ges\ (r?m"?*j?z), n. pl.; sing. {Remex}.
     (r?"m?ks). [L. remex, -igis, an oarsman.] (Zool.)
     The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  remiges
       See {remex}