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tertial

American  
[tur-shuhl] / ˈtɜr ʃəl /

adjective

  1. pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing.

noun

  1. a tertial feather.

tertial British  
/ ˈtɜːʃəl /

adjective

  1. another word for tertiary tertiary

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Etymology

Origin of tertial

1830–40; < Latin terti ( us ) third + -al 1

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