pennaceous

[ puh-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

1. having the texture of a penna; not downy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pennaceous¹

From the New Latin word pennāceus, dating back to 1855–60. See penna, -aceous

Example Sentences

Caihong had fuzzy feathers and pennaceous ones, those that look like writing quills.

From Reuters

Caihong had fuzzy feathers and pennaceous ones, those that look like writing quills.

From Reuters

Its limbs, however, would have sported several other kinds of feathers, including long pennaceous feathers with central vanes that are more like the plumage we often see on modern birds.

From National Geographic

Zhenyuanlong had large wings covered in multiple types of pennaceous feathers— feathers with quills and barbs—a characteristic that is relatively unique to modern birds and some of these basal paravian dinosaurs.

From Forbes

New specimen of Archaeopteryx provides insights into the evolution of pennaceous feathers. Nature 511, 79-82.

From Scientific American