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aftershafts

aftershafts is the plural of aftershaft.

Meaning of aftershaft

Noun

aftershaft (plural aftershafts)

  1. An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
    Synonyms:
    hypoptilum, hypotile

Questions about aftershafts

What is aftershafts the plural of?
Aftershafts is the plural of aftershaft.

Words near aftershafts in the dictionary

  1. aftersensations
  2. aftersense
  3. afterset
  4. aftersets
  5. aftershaft
  6. aftershafts
  7. aftershave
  8. aftershaves
  9. aftershock
  10. aftershocks
  11. aftershow

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