tertial

[ tur-shuhl ]

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.

Origin of tertial

1
1830–40; <Latin terti(us) third + -al1

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tertial

/ (ˈtɜːʃəl) /


adjective, noun

Origin of tertial

1
C19: from Latin tertius third, from ter thrice, from trēs three

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