- pennaceous
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Pennaceous — Pen na ceous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Like or pertaining to a normal feather. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pennaceous feather — Pennaceous feathers are also known as contour feathers. This type of feather is present in most modern birds, and has been shown in some species of maniraptoran dinosaurs. pennaceous feathers has a stalk or quill , its basal part called calamus… … Wikipedia
pennaceous — adj. [L. penna, feather] Resembling a feather, as a marking; penniform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pennaceous — /peuh nay sheuhs/, adj. having the texture of a penna; not downy. [1855 60; < NL pennaceus. See PENNA, ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
pennaceous — adjective having the structure of a normal feather … Wiktionary
pennaceous — pəˈnāshəs adjective Etymology: New Latin pennaceus, from Latin penna + aceus aceous : of, being, or resembling a penna … Useful english dictionary
Feathered dinosaurs — The realization that dinosaurs are closely related to birds raised the obvious possibility of feathered dinosaurs. Fossils of Archaeopteryx include well preserved feathers, but it was not until the early 1990s that clearly nonavian dinosaur… … Wikipedia
Feathered dinosaur — Artist s impression of Anchiornis, illustrating feather arrangement and colors The realization that dinosaurs are closely related to birds raised the obvious possibility of feathered dinosaurs. Fossils of Archaeopteryx include well preserved… … Wikipedia
Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… … Wikipedia
Dromaeosauridae — Deuterostomia Dromaeosaurids Temporal range: Middle Jurassic – Late Cretaceous, 164–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
