featherlike
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On the pterosaur’s head crest, the researchers identified both single-stranded fibers and featherlike branching ones with a central shaft narrowing at the base.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 20, 2022
As the name suggests, featherwing beetles sport bristled, featherlike wings.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2022
Her views were changed, she said, when she saw the systematic arrangement of the featherlike branches.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
The frozen equivalent of dew, created on crisp, clear nights, it features fragile, featherlike crystals that grow skyward.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2012
She was making her final knots behind me when I felt a vague, featherlike touch on my shoulder, almost insensible through the nahlrout that numbed me.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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