feathered wing
Avian flight limb
A feathered wing is the limb of a bird or similar creature, covered with feathers that enable flight.
The phrase emphasizes the wing's natural covering, often in contrast to other wing types—insect wings, bat wings, or the mechanical wings of aircraft.
It appears frequently in poetry and nature writing: The hawk spread its feathered wings and caught the thermal.
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- quillFeather used for writing
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- soarAscend to heights
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
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