aftershaft
(noun) a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aftershaft (plural aftershafts)
(ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
• hypoptilum
• hypotile
Source: Wiktionary
Aft"er*shaft`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hypoptilum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
