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Meaning of neoptile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The down or light, fluffy feathers on a young bird.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français néoptile néoptile

Examples

“Newly hatched young are naked and pink, but within a few days a short white down known as the neoptile unfolds from the skin (Kniprath & Stier 2008).”
“Among the neoptile feathers occur isolated bristle-like filaments, whose origin and function are unclear.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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