What is a thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather called?
lamina — (Zoöl.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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