feathers
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“It just cannot be done. In order to understand bird flight, we have to understand aerodynamics; only then do the structure of feathers and the different shapes of birds’ wings make sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
She would just be free and wear glitter on her face and have feathers in her hair and her music was very unapologetically brash and tongue-in-cheek with the lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Another study led by former graduate student Cynthia Wang-Claypool found that feathers, including those of Anna's hummingbirds, contain ethyl glucuronide, a byproduct of ethanol metabolism.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
Egret feathers commanded double their weight in gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
It had thick gray feathers that reflected the moonlight back.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
