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PRONUNCIATION OF PENNACEOUS

pennaceous  [pɛˈneɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENNACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pennaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENNACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pennaceous feather

Pennaceous feathers. This type of feather is present in most modern birds and has been shown in some species of maniraptoriform dinosaurs. A pennaceous feather has a stalk or quill. Its basal part, called a calamus, is embedded in the skin. The calamus is hollow and has pith formed from the dry remains of the feather pulp, and the calamus opens below by an inferior umbilicus and above by a superior umbilicus. The stalk above the calamus is a solid rachis having an umbilical groove on its underside. Pennaceous feathers have a central shaft with vanes or vaxillum spreading to either side. These vanes are composed of a high number of flattened barbs, that are connected to one another with barbules. The barbules are tiny strands that criss-cross on the flattened side s of the barbs. This forms a kind of miniature velcro-like mesh that holds all the barbs together, stabilizing the vanes. Pennaceous feathers on the forelimb or wing are often attached strongly due to stresses related to flight or other activities.

Definition of pennaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of pennaceous in the dictionary is of or relating to any large feather that has a vane and forms part of the main plumage of a bird.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENNACEOUS


acanaceous
ˌækəˈneɪʃəs
arenaceous
ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs
Athanasius
ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs
avenaceous
ˌævəˈneɪʃəs
boraginaceous
bəˌrædʒɪˈneɪʃəs
carbonaceous
ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃəs
farinaceous
ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs
gallinaceous
ˌɡælɪˈneɪʃəs
graminaceous
ˌɡræmɪˈneɪʃəs
papilionaceous
pəˌpɪlɪəˈneɪʃəs
pertinacious
ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs
polygonaceous
ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs
pugnacious
pʌɡˈneɪʃəs
rhamnaceous
ræmˈneɪʃəs
solanaceous
ˌsɒləˈneɪʃəs
spinaceous
spɪˈneɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
valerianaceous
vəˌlɪərɪəˈneɪʃəs
verbenaceous
ˌvɜːbɪˈneɪʃəs
vinaceous
vaɪˈneɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENNACEOUS

penn´orth
penna
pennae
pennal
pennalism
pennant
pennate
pennated
pennatulaceous
penne
penned
penneech
penner
Penney
penni
pennied
pennies
penniform
penniless
pennilessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENNACEOUS

argillaceous
chartaceous
coriaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
liliaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
spathaceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of pennaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

pennaceous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pennaceous
570 millions of speakers

English

pennaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pennaceous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

pennaceous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pennaceous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pennaceous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pennaceous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pennaceous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pena
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pennaceous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pennaceous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pennaceous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pennaceous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pennaceous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pennaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेनीसेशस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pennaceous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pennaceous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pennaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pennaceous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pennaceous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

pennaceous
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

pennaceous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pennaceous
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

pennaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pennaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNACEOUS»

The term «pennaceous» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.362 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNACEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pennaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNACEOUS»

Discover the use of pennaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pennaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight
In this scenario, pennaceous feathers evolved for flight in proto-avians or very early birds. At some later point, the addition of warm-bloodedness would offer a further advantage by prolonging the hours and temperatures at which flight could be ...
Pat Shipman, 1999
2
Shifting Topology of Stem Cells and Molecular Expression ...
The distal end of contour feathers are coarse and flat and the barbules at the distal end are referred to as pennaceous barbules. Pennaceous barbules make up the closely knit portions of the vane (Lucas and Stettenheim, 1972). The ratio of ...
Syuzanna Avetyan, 2008
3
Fundamentals of Microanalytical Entomology: A Practical ...
Barbules are basically of two types: downy and pennaceous. Downy barbules are the more commonly encountered of the two. being more easily detached and airborne. They are relatively long, filamentous and gradually tapering (Figures 60 , ...
Alan Olsen, 1995
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Natural History: Or, Second Division of "The English ...
In the pennaceous structure the shaft is strong, the barbs and barbules rigid, the barbules are compressed, and the anterior rows of these usually possess barbicels and hooklets. In the downy structure there is a general laxness of the parts, ...
Charles Knight, 1870
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Functional Surfaces in Biology: Little Structures with Big ...
Recent ultrastructural studies have also indicated that some supportive cells among barbs of pennaceous feathers initially cornify with a different modality than barb and barbule cells (Alibardi, unpublished observations). These cells, indicated ...
Stanislav Gorb, 2009
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Issues in Anatomy, Physiology, Metabolism, Morphology, and ...
University of Bologna: Ultrastructure of the feather follicle in relation to the formation of the rachis in pennaceous feathers New investigation results, ' Ultrastructure of the feather follicle in relation to the formation of the rachis in pennaceous ...
‎2012
7
Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
Figure 14 A pennaceous vane showing two adjoining barbs with proximal and distal barbules interlocking. Figure 15 Downy Barbule of Common Pigeon (a) Magnified view. Proximal barbules Dorsal flange Rarnus Dorsal ridge Distal barbule ...
Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., 1985
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Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites
2.1 Fiber Characterization Characterization of the feather fibers consisted of measuring the linear density, tenacity at break, modulus, and strain at break of both the plumula- ceous and pennaceous fibers. These tests were conducted at ...
Frederick T. Wallenberger, Norman E. Weston, 2004
9
Tawny Frogmouth
Closed pennaceous section Contour feathers (symmetrical or planar vane) Flight feather (asymmetrical vane) Open pennaceous section Plumulaceous (downy) section Calamus Contour feathers cover the body. They can be of various length  ...
Gisela Kaplan, 2007
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Advances in Evolutionary Developmental Biology
In contrast, tail and crown feathers are pennaceous, forming a large vaneused for communication. Wingfeathers arealso pennaceous anduse their vaneto move the air inorderto fly. Notonlydoeach ofthese feathers have a unique shape and ...
J. Todd Streelman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNACEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pennaceous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Jurassic World' Portrayed the Completely Wrong Velociraptors, Say …
The creatures have wide wings with several sets of pennaceous feathers including their large feathery tail. According to the paper published by ... «Master Herald, Jul 15»
2
Scientists just found velociraptor's feathered Chinese cousin
Like other creatures discovered in the region the dinosaur "has broad wings on its arms comprised of multiple sets of pennaceous feathers and ... «Wired.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Yi qi Is Neat But Might Not Have Been the Black Screaming Dino …
Like all maniraptorans, scansoriopterygids are fully feathered, but it seems that they don't possess vaned, pennaceous feathers like those ... «Scientific American, May 15»
4
Fingerprints on Feathers: Forensics Fight Wildlife Crime
The expert added that he and his team found flight feathers - specialized pennaceous feathers - were the best at preserving prints, because ... «Nature World News, Jan 15»
5
For Fossil Study, "Bird" is Still the Word
That was after he found long "pennaceous" feathers - similar to those seen in flying birds today - covering the creature in the most nonsensical ... «Nature World News, Oct 14»
6
The evolution of feathers
The next group of dinosaurs that play with more feather-like structures tend to have big pennaceous feathers (that is, feathers the typical ... «ABC Science Online, Jul 14»
7
The Dinosaur Waited Patiently on Its Wing Legs, Ready for Flight
... as in its smaller cousin Microraptor, a pair of "leg wings" represented by long paired pennaceous feathers on the metatarsals and tibiotarsus. «io9, Jul 14»
8
Meet the world's largest 'four-winged' dinosaur
Changyuraptor yangi is a four-winged microraptorine that is the "largest theropod with long, pennaceous feathers attached to the lower hind ... «GMA News, Jul 14»
9
Was Archaeopteryx Really the First Bird?
Not only did the proto-bird's wing and tail feathers survive their 150 million year dormancy, so did all of the animal's pennaceous feathers. «Motherboard, Jul 14»
10
Flight may have evolved multiple times in birds
Give you wings. The first pennaceous feathers may have evolved for insulation or mating, with birds later adapting them for flight. «Science Now, Jul 14»

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