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remex

American  
[ree-meks] / ˈri mɛks /

noun

Ornithology.

plural

remiges

  1. one of the flight feathers of the wing.

remex British  
/ ˈriːmɛks, rɪˈmɪdʒɪəl /

noun

  1. any of the large flight feathers of a bird's wing

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Other Word Forms

  • remigial adjective

Etymology

Origin of remex

1665–75; < Latin rēmex oarsman, equivalent to rēm ( us ) oar + -eg- combining form of agere to drive, do ( act ) + -s nominative singular ending

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