What is the study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylæ, of birds called?
pterylography — The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylæ, of birds. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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