What is the rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane called?
vexillum — (Zoöl.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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