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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesआच्छाdक पंख
Native Script:आच्छादक पंख
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aachhadak pankh
"पक्षी के पंखों पर आच्छादक पंख सुरक्षा प्रदान करते हैं।"
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A covert feather of a bird, specifically one of the small feathers that overlie the bases of the main flight or tail feathers.
"The intricate patterning of the tectrices provides both camouflage and aerodynamic smoothness to the bird's wing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin plural 'tectrices', formed from the Latin 'tectrix' (a female weaver or coverer), stemming from 'tegere' meaning 'to cover'. In ornithological and anatomical contexts, it was adopted in the 19th century to specifically designate the covert feathers of a bird.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tectrix" is said worldwide
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tectrice
Transliteration: /tɛk.tʁis/
"Les tectrices recouvrent la base des rémiges sur l'aile de l'oiseau."
Vogeldecke
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɡl̩ˌdɛkə/
"Die Tectrices schützen das Gefieder an der Flügelbasis."
copritrice
Transliteration: /ko.priˈtri.t͡ʃe/
"Le copritrici formano lo strato protettivo superficiale dell'ala."
tectriz
Transliteration: /tekˈtɾiθ/
"Las tectrices son plumas pequeñas que cubren la base de las alas."
tectriz
Transliteration: /tekˈtɾis/
"As tectrizes ajudam na aerodinâmica do voo da ave."
आच्छाdक पंख
Transliteration: aachhadak pankh
Script: आच्छादक पंख
"पक्षी के पंखों पर आच्छादक पंख सुरक्षा प्रदान करते हैं।"
覆羽
Transliteration: fù yǔ
"鸟类的覆羽有助于减少飞行时的空气阻力。"
덮깃
Transliteration: deop-git
"새의 날개에 있는 덮깃은 비행을 돕습니다."
雨覆い
Transliteration: amaooi
"鳥の翼にある雨覆いは風切羽の付け根を保護します。"
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