feathers
Example Sentences
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Thousands had watched Jackie and Shadow on livestream, as they meticulously arranged sticks in their nest high in a Jeffrey pine and nibbled each other’s feathers in preparation for laying.
From Los Angeles Times
Such a wing could, for example, bend merely its edges, just like birds do with their feathers, in order to stabilize themselves in flight.
From BBC
"We shouldn't just think dinosaurs are mammals cloaked in scales and feathers," Holtz said.
From Science Daily
“She roused her feathers and soon after, more tea kettle whistles came,” the nonprofit wrote in the post.
From Los Angeles Times
Swooping down upon him with sharp talons thrusting out was a large bird covered mainly in white feathers except for its back, which was decidedly black.
From Literature
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