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basal bristle

basal bristle noun: a small feather located at the base of a bird's bill that has little or no vane.

Noun

basal bristle (plural basal bristles)

  1. A small feather located at the base of a bird's bill that has little or no vane.

Forms of basal bristle

pluralbasal bristles

Questions about basal bristle

What does basal bristle mean?
Basal bristle means a small feather located at the base of a bird's bill that has little or no vane.
What part of speech is basal bristle?
Basal bristle is a noun.
What is the plural of basal bristle?
The plural of basal bristle is basal bristles.

Words near basal bristle in the dictionary

  1. Basak Pardo
  2. Basak San Nicolas
  3. basal
  4. basal bodies
  5. basal body
  6. basal bristle
  7. basal bristles
  8. basal cell
  9. basal cell carcinoma
  10. basal cell carcinomas
  11. basal cells

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