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feathery [ˈfeðərı] ADJ

1. feathery:

feathery

覆有羽毛的 fù yǒu yǔmáo de

2. feathery:

feathery

羽毛般的 yǔmáobānde

feathery

轻软的 qīngruǎnde

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English

In moths, males frequently have antennae which are more feathery than those of the females, for detecting the female pheromones at a distance. en.wikipedia.org

It had a beak, alright, and a few feathery appendages, but the beak wasn't really a beak. en.wikipedia.org

For example, antennae on moths are made up of long feathery hairs that increase sensory surface area. en.wikipedia.org

Its hydroid form grows as feathery stems resembling seaweed from a basal stolon. en.wikipedia.org

The flowers are white, small and feathery and form a long terminal cluster on a leafless stalk. en.wikipedia.org

For the rest of their lives they are cemented to the ground, using their feathery legs (cirri) to capture plankton. en.wikipedia.org

All members of this family produce a feathery, fuzzy silk called cribellate (or hackled) silk. en.wikipedia.org

Moths, on the other hand, often have comb-like or feathery antennae, or filamentous and unclubbed. en.wikipedia.org

The thorax has eight segments each bearing a pair of biramous limbs, the outer branches of which have a feathery appearance. en.wikipedia.org

Stigmas can vary from long and slender to globe-shaped to feathery. en.wikipedia.org

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